Comment Linux proto viruses (Score 3) 436
I recently had some of my linux files infected by
what was called a 'proto' virus. Though the virus
only infected the file of that particular user, it
was still a major pain to clean the files.
Though *nix has a very strict file permission system, it is still a big hassle if a user on a system gets infected. Because then the sysop has to trace down who else on the system executed files of that user. And trace it down all the way.
Altogether it is just a big hassle, and it would be great if some virii cleaners were avaliale for the whole system.
what was called a 'proto' virus. Though the virus
only infected the file of that particular user, it
was still a major pain to clean the files.
Though *nix has a very strict file permission system, it is still a big hassle if a user on a system gets infected. Because then the sysop has to trace down who else on the system executed files of that user. And trace it down all the way.
Altogether it is just a big hassle, and it would be great if some virii cleaners were avaliale for the whole system.
