Re:Solution (Score 1)

I read all the steps to screw yourself and your linux machine. OK, when you get through you are screwed and someone somewhere is now able to see your files etc. Now some scriptkiddy is sending this 'code' to others on your email list, not through your email, cause it don't work that way on linux email clients, but he has to do it himself or automate it on his machine. Are all those people who receive the 'worm' gonna be 'stupid' too. And every linux computer is gonna be a different challenge when he get to the root password. There may be a few less than intelligent linux users out there but scriptkiddies and crackers are usually a smarter group. The amount of effort to write virus' for windoz is at least a thousand times less than it takes for linux virus'. You usually have to break into each linux box one at a time. They will put forth that kind of effort to break into a server somewhere where they have an avid interest, but not joe smow's desktop..... It is possible to do it, true. Will it ever be a problem, not likely. Jw