[Techtalk] Linux email viruses

Mary mary-linuxchix at puzzling.org
Thu Jul 22 13:52:05 EST 2004


On Thu, Jul 22, 2004, Meredydd wrote:
> On Wednesday 21 July 2004 23:57, Carla Schroder wrote:
> > Is it accurate to say 'there are no Linux email viruses/
> Only a couple of proof-of-concept jobbies.
> 
> > Trojan horses/rootkits/backdoors/Trojan downloaders
> You kidding? There are millions! It's more secure, but unfortunately not 
> impervious :-(

I wasn't sure, but I thought in Carla's mail that "email" was meant to
modify all of "viruses/Trojan horses/rootkits/backdoors/Trojan
downloaders", so she specifically meant "email viruses" and "email
Trojan horses" and "email [things that install] rootkits".

-Mary


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