From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 874C51381F3 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:44:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C5070E09DE; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:44:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vb0-f45.google.com (mail-vb0-f45.google.com [209.85.212.45]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A973FE07EC for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:44:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vb0-f45.google.com with SMTP id p14so1895945vbm.32 for ; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=4GYA7Iu6K/0epAPQaRVg0Htg6lN8lyhO3/XjgrdbI+o=; b=lu431kXJcGCh+BNj7B7aa9VdKgbm3LisphAbyGFDAhVr9T8YsPV7MvyqVXI2PodB1L hBsUVu8iONJ7bWxlO505ngaY/j5HUhn7QKsurDZ/gI78nTTnzCKbRrLByRzkutTTdCby zJ0DnFwXweEQukJ6/3XLgAVhS+F10EKFZfT5KZJcYkdJE+HIUt30p0IkWb2P4zpD4sYs ZaDIneDxHykLxdJ48eeh5BxRwwI4GNGjiss+ZnvYjdnLXajsMCMSHYq/p519SAfoqMx2 8aXMrAwNx3/XOvxRJKLxbpSbOfVEcLyIApM2oyVV6u3gmj8F1013ofVUC5PZtx8vqTF2 HK1w== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.27.137 with SMTP id t9mr20160655vdg.36.1373661868906; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.116.72 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.116.72 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <51E067D2.8030402@googlemail.com> References: <51D728BA.4060906@gmail.com> <51E030A5.5010504@taydin.org> <51E067D2.8030402@googlemail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:44:28 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Linux viruses From: shawn wilson To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf307d06eabce65c04e15693d1 X-Archives-Salt: 6983288e-b3f4-418b-b74d-45236142f8a8 X-Archives-Hash: b7dd07380a7aafdacbbfd7e7d254d8c2 --20cf307d06eabce65c04e15693d1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Jul 12, 2013 4:32 PM, "Volker Armin Hemmann" wrote: > > Am 12.07.2013 18:36, schrieb Timur Aydin: > > On 7/5/2013 11:12 PM, Dale wrote: > >> I since did some googling and it seems I am right and he just thought I > >> was some know nothing guy he could sell some service too. Anyway, has > >> anything changed to make Linux more prone to viruses than it used to > >> be? I read a percentage somewhere that said like 99% of viruses are > >> windoze only. Is there a indisputable source of information on this? > > > > Linux is inherently more secure than Windows, but it isn't so much > > more secure that only 1% of all viruses can attack it. Virus > > developers don't have a financial incentive to develop Linux viruses > > (not enough Linux users, most Linux users knowledgeable about > > computers, and moral reasons). > > > moral reasons... you just made my day.... > Yeah, that made me think back to a reddit AMA with a guy who ran a botnet and everyone kept asking him about morals. --20cf307d06eabce65c04e15693d1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Jul 12, 2013 4:32 PM, "Volker Armin Hemmann" <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> wrote:<= br> >
> Am 12.07.2013 18:36, schrieb Timur Aydin:
> > On 7/5/2013 11:12 PM, Dale wrote:
> >> I since did some googling and it seems I am right and he just= thought I
> >> was some know nothing guy he could sell some service too. =C2= =A0Anyway, has
> >> anything changed to make Linux more prone to viruses than it = used to
> >> be? =C2=A0I read a percentage somewhere that said like 99% of= viruses are
> >> windoze only. =C2=A0Is there a indisputable source of informa= tion on this?
> >
> > Linux is inherently more secure than Windows, but it isn't so= much
> > more secure that only 1% of all viruses can attack it. Virus
> > developers don't have a financial incentive to develop Linux = viruses
> > (not enough Linux users, most Linux users knowledgeable about
> > computers, and moral reasons).
> >
> moral reasons... you just made my day....
>

Yeah, that made me think back to a reddit AMA with a guy who= ran a botnet and everyone kept asking him about morals.

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