[vox] Linux viruses?

[Jonathan Stickel]

Tons of Linux virus related discussion on a thread over on the 
gentoo-user list (highlighted in a recent newsletter).  Skimming it, I 
see quotes of several wild, but low profile, linux viruses have existed 
in the past.

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/82912

Jonathan


ME wrote:
> Bill Kendrick said:
> 
>>Noticed this article on my newsticker just now:
>>
>>  Antivirus vendors await first Linux worm
>>  http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/News/1155836
>>
>>The jist is: no real virus threat, and therefore no demand for AV
>>software.
>>
>>However, one line in the article piqued my curiosity:
>>
>>  Symantec reported that it has found three Linux viruses in the wild
>>  since the start of 2004.
>>
>>
>>Anyone have any references to these three?
> 
> 
> I can't comment on anything I found unless the company releases
> information on it first. I have no idea if the ones I references when this
> discussion with Pete S. (ages ago on the lists) have been made public by
> the company I visited.
> 
> If anyone does have information they can discuss on examples where live
> code was found in the wild, I'd also like to know where it was found and
> when.
> 
> -ME
> 
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