> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rui Miguel Seabra > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:33 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Do viruses exist on Linux ? > > ooo be afraid... be very afraid... > > Anti-Virus producer warns about viruses in GNU/Linux and that > you should run and buy their product. > > Not a word about the history of those "viruses" do they? > I think the count is still in the dozens (3? 4?) and most of > them never got out of labs. > Most of them are really trojan horses or worms, and not > viruses, and most if not all had a very short life until the > software bug they relied on to run was covered. > > Compare that to how many millions? > > Rui > I don't really think that debate is part of the author of the origional post's question. He simply asked if there were Linux virii, and was there Linux Anti-Virus software. The answer to both is undeniably "yes", as referenced in the rest of the thread posts
