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:Libernix: The Short Life and Hard Times of a Linux Virus
Libernix: The Short Life and Hard Times of a Linux Virus
Aug 11, 2006, 19 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (8020 reads)

"Why aren't the existing Linux viruses anything more than a topic for conversation? Why don't they affect you in your daily computing in the way that MS viruses affect Windows users?

"There are several reasons for the non-issue of the Linux virus. Most of those reasons a Linux user would already be familiar with, but there is one, all important, reason that a student of evolution or zoology would also appreciate..."

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I meant "Slapper", not "Slammer", in my  ...   Slapper, not slammer....   
GreyGeek
Aug 11, 2006, 21:22:57
 
Well all I know is that my slack10 box w ...   Security Still a Problem   
Yoda
Aug 11, 2006, 21:53:46
 
Linux has a continoulsy evolving immune  ...   More information   
Kevin
Aug 12, 2006, 19:50:29
 
> Well all I know is that my slack10 box ...   Re: Security Still a Problem   
Tony OBryan
Aug 13, 2006, 16:11:39
 
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