[ubuntu-za] VIruses!!

Hannes Coetzee scorpking at scorpking.za.org
Fri Jun 3 07:06:22 UTC 2011


> <--snip-->
> If you're wondering why you've never heard about it, it's because it has
> never actually gotten anywhere thanks to Linux's security model.
> <--snip-->
It could be possible to use a vulnerability in software to get something 
like Domonio into the users home folder and if executed as a normal user 
will give remote access to user files, log typed keys, open a remote 
shell and so on. Basically not having root access doesn't make a 
difference depending on what the attacker want. Some rootkits still go 
undetected for example and making one undetected is not difficult. 
Uploading to sites like gnome-look.org packaged in a deb is also easy 
and has been done before. Luckily virus/trojan creators focus on more 
popular operating systems and Linux's security is way better than on 
Windows.



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