The majority of Virus's are loaded onto machines by people downloading
software from non-reputable sources and running them on their machines. You
would have to be an administrator in windows (root in linux) to load these
programs. So to say that it can't harm a linux box is not necessarily true.
And since so many people to day have their own computer to say that another
person can't load something that would harm your computer doesn't matter.

A friend could send you something that is infected and "trusting" that
friend you load it and infect your computer.

"Well thats ok, I just have to delete that user and start over with a new
account", well if you were running an anti-virus that wouldn't be a problem
and you wouldn't have to do that and you would be helping to stop the
propogation of the virus not to mention you probably wouldn't know you need
to delete the account and start over with out some way of detecting the
virus in the first place.

I don't care how much you love linux, there are free anti-virus scanners
available (try avast.com) and it would be in everyone's best interest if
everyone used them. Every OS on the market today has had virus's targeted
at them, it would be immature and just plain stupid not to protect yourself
in some way...

Jeff



"Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1181278615.624172@netadmin1.interbaun.net...[color=blue]
> This reply is not coming from Outhouse Express, hence not top posted ...
> Frank wrote:
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>> Bill wrote:
>> ...he will be able to use his computer without fear of viruses or
>> spyware.
>>
>> BS! You're under a false impression, deluding yourself and most of all,
>> giving false hope and big misinformation to your "clients' about viruss
>> and linux.
>>
>> [url]http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3307459975.html[/url]
>>
>> You need to read'em and heed'em.
>> Frank[/color]
>
> What a fscking moron! You send him to an OLD article (4 years old) that
> is
> an interview with a guy trying to sell virus protection for Linux. When
> you
> do go to Central Command's (his) website and check on the anti-virus
> software they sell for Linux (
> [url]http://www.centralcommand.com/linux_server.html[/url] ) it states clearly it's
> used to protect Windoze client workstations that store executables and
> data
> on a Linux file server. In other words you dimwit, their software is to
> protect Windoze systems.
>
> Please go and find a Linux virus - that's in the wild today - that can
> harm
> a Linux system. Tell us about any infected Linux boxes you can verify
> outside a lab somewhere. Viruses don't exist in the wild for Linux
> desktops
> because by the very nature of Linux - the complete separation of the
> kernel
> space from the user space, won't allow viruses to propagate and that is
> exactly what viruses need to do. If you knew even the slightest bit about
> Linux you'd know that the user would have to be as stupid as you to get a
> virus in the first place. In fact, being as stupid as you, he wouldn't be
> able to accomplish getting a virus. He'd have to purposely install the
> virus, make it executable and then try and run it. Then it would only
> affect the user space if he could do that.
>
> Guess, we can't expect anything better from the pig-for-brains Frankie
> Boy.
> <snort>
>
> Love and Kisses,
> Doris
>
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