On Tuesday 02 September 2003 22:07, Graham Smith wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 06:54, Dylan wrote:
On Tuesday 02 September 2003 21:33, Marco Oliveira wrote:
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 ?
Not directly, no. The virus program won't run on Linux, so you might receive one but it won't be able to infect the machine or deliver any other payload.
This is true to a point, but be aware that Windows Virus can cause problems when using programs such as samba, wine or other software that provide services for Windows.
Indeed, I consider that an indirect risk though, because the risk still resides in the Windows machine (mainly.) Dylan -- Sweet moderation Heart of this nation Desert us not We are between the wars - Billy Bragg