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[Neon]

We all agree on one thing, most virus' attack WINDOWS or MS products because they dominate the market.

Well it's not a shock that since Linux has gotten more popular, the Virus writing idiots that we all want to kill aimed their sites for Linux.

KA'BLOOM there goes the gnoppix penguin? J/K.

Ok so want some geeky tech info on this thing?

The worm that affects Linux systems and spreads by exploiting Web server-related vulnerabilities has been reported by antivirus companies, but so far Linux.Plupii, which is also known as Lupper, hasn’t spread much and isn’t seen as much of a threat.

The worm, discovered Sunday, attacks Web servers by sending malicious HTTP requests on Port 80, McAfee said. If the server being targeted is running a vulnerable script at certain URLs and is configured to permit external shell commands and remote file download in PHP/CGI, the worm could be downloaded and executed, McAfee said. It can also harvest e-mail addresses stored in Web server files

[ShadowFox]

ohh great, if it's not hard enough setting up my linux webserver now I have to update and keep my virus scanning software going, more configuration -.-

Thank @$$%^$!*

[RedInferno]

Well, I'd have to say WIndows is a lot more prompt with their patchesm, and altough lInux is great it is mostly open source, if they are targeted the emergency response will be mich worse.

[Neon]

That, i suppose is the downside.

If something is FREE then you ain't paying for a service!

[Visentinel]

in some cases it can be said windows is more secure than Linux coz it isn't open source and so its harder to find vuln's

Linux is not a popular target so all thought it may have even more holes than windows, no one is really looking for them

[RedInferno]

KW13, on Nov 8 2005, 01:58 PM, said:

That, i suppose is the downside.

If something is FREE then you ain't paying for a service!

It should be ALL free...that's what I pay my taxes for...oh wait, they're not the government