Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3470 mails)

[Praise <praisetazio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Alle 22:33, martedì 2 settembre 2003, Marco Oliveira ha scritto:
> 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 ?
No.
> 2 - I would like to know it is possible to write and make a virus that
> somehow works in linux ?
Maybe, but I do not think.
> 3 - should i fell threatened by virus that possible exists in the internet
No. 
> ? 4 - how many virus exists and works in for the linux ?
Few, on Linux only trojan and worms exists, but if you update your system and 
disable all services you should be safe.
> 5 - What kind of protection could i use (Anti-Virus software) ?
Antivirus for Linux detect only windows viruses.
> 6 - Is linux somehow better developed in a way that is very difficult to
> write virus and worms?
Yes.

Praise
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