5. Is the computer virus be affect linux os?

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5. Is the computer virus be affect linux os?

Answer 1

I have never used any AV software on Linux since I started working with it in 2006 and have never had any problems





LUg.

Answer 2

What is 5. a numbered question? I haven't heard of that. Does Linux have viruses, yes to a certain degree. Most have limited affects on Linux and Unix which is the base operating system of MACs. When I searched the web for virus with the number 5 I found they were animal related, human related and Windows related causing Windows not to respond to anything pressed or opened or typed, Similar to the Vista Antivirus 2006, 2009 and 2010 which is a bogus program. If this doesn't answer your question, need more specific details.



A quick list of Linux and Unix virsuses:



Trojans



* Kaiten - Linux.Backdoor.Kaiten trojan horse[15]

* Rexob - Linux.Backdoor.Rexob trojan[16]



Viruses



* 42

* Arches

* Alaeda - Virus.Linux.Alaeda

* Bad Bunny - Perl.Badbunny

* Binom - Linux/Binom

* Bliss

* Brundle

* Bukowski

* Caveat

* Coin 8]

* Diesel - Virus.Linux.Diesel.

* Hasher

* Kagob a - Virus.Linux.Kagob.a

* Kagob b - Virus.Linux.Kagob.b

* Lacrimae (aka Crimea)

* MetaPHOR (also known as Simile)

* Nuxbee - Virus.Linux.Nuxbee.1403

* OSF.8759

* PiLoT

* Podloso - Linux.Podloso (The iPod virus)

* Rike - Virus.Linux.Rike.1627

* RST - Virus.Linux.RST.a (known for infecting Korean release of Mozilla Suite 1.7.6 and Thunderbird 1.0.2 in September 2005

* Satyr - Virus.Linux.Satyr.a

* Staog

* Vit - Virus.Linux.Vit.4096

* Winter - Virus.Linux.Winter.341

* Winux (also known as Lindose and PEElf)

* Wit virus

* ZipWorm - Virus.Linux.ZipWorm



Worms



* Adm - Net-Worm.Linux.Adm

* Adore

* Cheese - Net-Worm.Linux.Cheese

* Devnull

* Kork

* Linux/Lion

* Mighty - Net-Worm.Linux.Mighty

* Millen - Linux.Millen.Worm

* Ramen worm

* Slapper

* SSH Bruteforce

Answer 3

Mac and Linux don´t prefer an nativirus. And the reason being there is not any virus in any respect. Linux and Mac come from Unix and unix is the backside for cyber web, and the two have an extremely physically powerful kernel. Carlos.

Answer 4

Viruses can affect all operating systems, including OSX and Linux, but they are far less common. A big part of that has to do with how common Windows is and how much easier it is to attack. Most of the time with Linux or OSX, due to the way file permissions are handled, the user would have to knowingly install the malicious code.

Answer 5

Like Unix systems, Linux implements a multi-user environment where users are granted specific privileges and there is some form of access control implemented. To gain control over a Linux system or cause any serious consequence to the system itself, the malware would have to gain root access to the system.[2] Shane Coursen, a senior technical consultant with Kaspersky Lab, claims, "The growth in Linux malware is simply due to its increasing popularity, particularly as a desktop operating system ... The use of an operating system is directly correlated to the interest by the malware writers to develop malware for that OS."[3]



However, this view is not universal. Rick Moen, an experienced Linux system administrator, says "[That argument] ignores Unix's dominance in a number of non-desktop specialties, including Web servers and scientific workstations. A virus/trojan/worm author who successfully targeted specifically Apache httpd Linux/x86 Web servers would both have an extremely target-rich environment and instantly earn lasting fame, and yet it doesn't happen."[4]



One may still wish to run a linux-based anti-virus software to scan insecure documents and email which comes over from the windows world. SecurityFocus's Scott Granneman stated,



...some Linux machines definitely need anti-virus software. Samba or NFS servers, for instance, may store documents in undocumented, vulnerable Microsoft formats, such as Word and Excel, that contain and propagate viruses. Linux mail servers should run AV software in order to neutralize viruses before they show up in the mailboxes of Outlook and Outlook Express users."[1]



Because they are predominantly used on mail servers which may send mail to computers running other operating systems, Linux virus scanners generally use definitions for, and scan for, all known viruses for all computer platforms. For example the open source ClamAV "Detects ... viruses, worms and trojans, including Microsoft Office macro viruses, mobile malware, and other threats."[5]

Answer 6

YES LINUX OS IS THE FAVORITE FEAST OF VIRUSES SO GO RUSH TO A STORE AND GET A WINDOWS 7 ORIGINAL DVD IT WILL COST YOU 7000-8000 RUPEES (INR)

Answer 7

as far my knowledge nil or very View...

i have to find myself...

Linux is said to be best in security.

Sagitarian master.

Answer 8

it's very unlikely.