Virus attack on linux box.

[Naveen Kumar D]

Hai all,

Can a virus attack a unix/linux box? As we know windows is suffering from massive attacks by the viruses, so how about linux box? Can we find viruses in a linux box? If so is there any software to wipe out viruses from the linux box? So please any one explain regarding these questions.

Thank U.

[craigl56]

From google try :-

linux virus

and you shall be informed

[likwid]

Not really, but if you are running X as root and surfing the web as root you run a potential risk of being owned by malicious code.

[devils casper]

Can a virus attack a unix/linux box? As we know windows is suffering from massive attacks by the viruses, so how about linux box? Can we find viruses in a linux box? If so is there any software to wipe out viruses from the linux box? So please any one explain regarding these questions.

check this thread.

[Naveen Kumar D]

Thanks dude.

[Redman]

Topic moved to more apropriate area.

[fingal]

I used to run Clamav every now and again, but I've never found a virus on my box. I would run Rootkit Hunter instead. I really like this little programme (it runs from a command line).

It takes a few goes to learn how to run it to your satisfaction, and it often produces one or two alarming messages! But mostly these are nothing to worry about.