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does virus and worms affects linux ?
  • From: Marco Oliveira <marco_oliveira@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:33:31 +0100
  • Message-id: <200309022133.31491.marco_oliveira@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi there, i have some questions about virus and linux, can you help me ?

1 - I would like to know if linux is affected by windows virus and worms ?
2 - I would like to know it is possible to write and make a virus that somehow
works in linux ?
3 - should i fell threatened by virus that possible exists in the internet ?
4 - how many virus exists and works in for the linux ?
5 - What kind of protection could i use (Anti-Virus software) ?
6 - Is linux somehow better developed in a way that is very difficult to write
virus and worms?


Thanks for your time


Best Regards

Marco Oliveira





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