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Contractor UK: The Meagre Living of Linux Virus Writers

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“According to anti-virus firm Trend Micro, the number of Linux
viruses in the wild has not changed dramatically for two years, but
its figure of 500 dangerous and exploitative programs dashing
around the Internet seeking unprotected systems is cause for
concern, until you look closer at the reasoning.

“Rainer Link, assistant to head of the company’s EMEA (Europe,
Middle East & Africa) Operations, admits the figures can be
misleading and says it refers to Linux malware in general,
including malware running on Linux whose ultimate target is
Windows…”

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