Is it actually possible to get a virus by downloading a linux distro?

**a12ctic** · 10-21-2005

Originally Posted by Anonymous1c4

Even if it was an actual virus, i doubt it would affect linux or windows that much. Since your not installing Slackware on Windows (which you can't anyways) it won't affect windows. And since Linux isn't compatible with any viruses on the net, i'm sure it won't harm Linux too much.

fixed

**the0r3tic** · 10-21-2005

Originally Posted by a thing

I would format C:\

Shut the hell up.

**jaboua** · 10-21-2005

Originally Posted by the0r3tic

Originally Posted by a thing

I would format C:\

Shut the hell up.

Ditto

a thing, what if he actually listened to you? That would sure make life easy, deleting his data, OS and everything (assuming he has 1 partition)

**Krendoshazin** · 10-21-2005

If you got them from the official site, then don't worry about it, it'll just be the antivirus trying to do it's job too well.

When I used windows I used to do a lot of mirc scripting which involved the use of dlls, norton would often keep picking up a dll that I used to modify registry data with as a virus, which I knew it wasn't.

Chances are high this is just a false alarm.

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