Author: Eugene Nalimov
Date: 07:58:16 05/05/00
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[A lot of stuff deleted] >> >>The executable did not start automatically -- user had to manually run it. I >>beleive that there are 2 factors why there are no such viruses on *nux: >> >>(1) It's much less widespread than Windows (I am not talking about server >>environment/universities). >>(2) Average user knows that's it not a good isea to start unknown executable. >> > >In unix, you don't click and execute in an email environment, which is what >saves the day. And even if you did, you zap _your_ stuff. This worm not only >replicates itself, it zaps all sorts of files, including system files. That >won't ever happen on a unix box (assuming a normal user is running). (1) You have to only wait for more "user-friendly" environment. And it'll appear as soon as *ix would become popular on desktop computers. (2) I already wrote that average user would login as the administrator -- please read below. Just look how that average user logged on on NT/Win2k. Eugene >>When DOJ dream would come true and average Jane/Joe would have Linux on her/his >>machine, those 2 factors would go away. And please notice that Jane/Joe would >>run as the administrator (superuser), as it's slightly more convenient... >>Eugene
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