[fsug-tvm] Fwd: How to write a Linux virus in 5 easy steps

I.P.Murali|ഐ.പി.മുരളി ipmurali at gmail.com
Fri Feb 27 02:22:43 PST 2009


There is this rumor going around that Linux is virus free. It is said
that the old-fashioned multi-user heritage of Linux (and other *nix
OSs) prevents malware, since users are not normally running their
programs in admin mode (as root user). We are reminded that execute
bits are needed to run anything – contrary to Windows – and that
execute bits aren't set on any attachments or files saved from emails
or from a web-browser.

read full story here :http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6229

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