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Skriven 2005-10-24 13:40:00 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVID DRUMMOND
Ärende: software for linspire
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Hello David - 

DD>>> The majority of Windows viruses rely on an operating mode
DD>>> that does not exist in (most) Linux installations. That
DD>>> greatly reduces the susceptibility of Linux to viruses
DD>>> that employ that model. 

CA>> Linux has scripting and other vulnerabilities. 

DD> None of which can do anything much when running as a user. 

You're getting too very technical. It _was_ FIDO policy NOT to
give detailed instructions as to how to compromise a system.
Even though I'm no linux guru I won't intentionally map out how
to compromise linux on the off chance I may be too very correct. 

I recall mention of "inheritance" years ago from UNIX admins. 

DD>>> Virus resistance refers to the incidence of a virus
DD>>> arriving in my in tray, and me managing to execute it.
DD>>> Said virus simply won't be able to do it's thing as it
DD>>> might if I was running Windows - I don't have
DD>>> write/change access to the major part of my system. 

CA>> From what I've read that's where the rootkit comes in. 

DD> The root kit has to be given root access somehow.... 

Ask JK that question, she might be able to ask her husband or
her son just how her system was rooted. 

DD> < snip > 

DD>>> The majority of Windows viruses are produced by "script
DD>>> kiddies", not the skilled programmers it will take to
DD>>> produce an effective Linux virus. 

CA>> I agree that Window's can be comprimised by relatively
CA>> ignorant people but I doubt that writing any virus
CA>> requires a great deal of skill. It requires skill to
CA>> create an executable that _won't_ cause problems once it
CA>> is executed. ;-) 

DD> In Linux an executable has to been extremely well crafted
DD> if it is going to do much while running as a user. 

"Inheritance" 

DD> Have you ever heard of such an executable? 

Yes, see above. 

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