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Software => BSD, Linux, and Unix => Topic started by: usman.sialkot on October 22, 2008, 12:42:22 PM

Title: Alert! Virus Infected Suse Linux OS
Post by: usman.sialkot on October 22, 2008, 12:42:22 PM

I was shocked to know that virus infected the Linux opterating system. As all of us know that exe file doesnot get executed in Linux opterating system but How my linux os is infected.
Symptoms:
1)Compter open and close files automatically.
2)Dont allow to copy a file form One drive to another.

So my question is how it is POSSIABLE some on explain Technically

Title: Re: Alert! Virus Infected Suse Linux OS
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 23, 2008, 02:04:15 AM

Not an expert on Linux, but how do you know there is a virus?

Title: Re: Alert! Virus Infected Suse Linux OS
Post by: fireballs on October 23, 2008, 05:01:35 AM

The fact is a virus can be written for any OS, it's just less likely for 'nix systems cause less people use them. Here's a list of viruses for linux from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_computer_viruses)

and also a link to Mcafee who do a Linux antivirus  (http://shop.mcafee.com/Products/LinuxShield.aspx?site=uk&CID=6202&PPCid=semd|ggl|uk_Gen_Linux_en|r2FB2E61|s&WT.mc_id=semd|ggl|uk_Gen_Linux_en|r2FB2E61|s&s_kwcid=linux%20virus|1487364103)

FB

Title: Re: Alert! Virus Infected Suse Linux OS
Post by: usman.sialkot on October 23, 2008, 06:14:09 AM

I am a scientific mind persone that 's why try to know the reasons of thing. So that;s why ask
too much questions. so that's why never mind  ;D