"Eric Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's antivirus
research centre, does not expect the virus to spread, principally
because it lacks the self-replication characteristics that made
Code Red and the Lion worm (which affected Linux servers) such
nuisances.
"I don't think anyone in the security business would consider
this particular Linux virus a major (or even minor?) threat to real
world computer users," said Chien. "However, it does reiterate the
fact that Linux is susceptible just like any other operating
system."
