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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Which desktop antivirus?
  @ 2011-10-22 21:30 99%     ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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From: Volker Armin Hemmann @ 2011-10-22 21:30 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Am Samstag 22 Oktober 2011, 18:14:32 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras:
> On 10/22/2011 05:07 PM, Adam Carter wrote:
> >> there aren't any Linux viruses,
> > 
> > Except for the ones listed on the page below, which is probably
> > incomplete. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware
> > 
> > But yeah, on a linux desktop (especially a Gentoo one) you don't need
> > a virus scanner. Yet.
> 
> There are literally *millions* of Windows viruses.  The Wikipedia page
> just proves Linux has virtually no viruses, and those listed don't even
> work anymore (exploits have been patched long ago.)  Most existing Linux
> malware targets servers (like PHP software exploits in forums, wikis,
> etc) and desktop users don't need to worry.
> 
> Furthermore, even if there were enough Linux viruses to worry about,
> there isn't a good way of getting infected.  On Windows, you download
> random executables from the net.  On Gentoo, you install your stuff
> through portage.  It's nearly impossible to get infected.

except when someone puts up or takes over a rsync server and starts providing 
malicious ebuilds.


Hilarious.
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