Linux vs. Windows Viruses

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Linux vs. Windows Viruses
Scott Granneman, 2003-10-02

To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it.

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Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-02
Anonymous (13 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided 2003-10-06
Anonymous (3 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-06
Anonymous (3 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-07
Anonymous (3 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-07
Anonymous-2 (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-08
Krysalis

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided -- And seriously misguided! 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided -- And seriously misguided! 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided -- And seriously misguided! 2003-10-10
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided -- And seriously misguided! 2007-12-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-09
Anonymous

owyep yep.

I guess you know: make a standard windows installation. do nothing, just keep it online - and someone will break in. But a standard linux-installation just keeps the ports closed, no-one breaks in. No user has to do with this, isnt it?

If you want to keep up a win2000 system, you have to use (expensive) AV software, and patch it. and for installing a patch, you have to reboot, which an administrator doesnt like, does he? again, both unlike linux. And its alot more work anyway to keep it up-to-date (for me, an upgrade equivalent of upgrading from win '95 to 2000 whould be 2 commands, maybe a few times pressing [enter], thats it. for you??? hours and hours of work! Reinstallation of all software (buying new software? etc etc etc)

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Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad Macs, too 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-08
Anonymous (3 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2006-08-25
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2005-10-04
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2008-07-01
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided - More Misguided 2008-10-24
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided 2003-10-11
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. - Misguided 2003-10-11
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - Sad. 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (5 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Catalina Thunders

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Karl

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses..Blame the Users? 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses..Blame the Users? 2003-10-15
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-03-14
windows xp professional

Sorry,shill@microsoft.com, but no. 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-04
Anonymous (10 replies)

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-06
Anonymous (3 replies)

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-07
Anonymous (3 replies)

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-13
Anonymous

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-07
Anonymous

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-11
Anonymous

MCSE Unix Administrator 2003-10-10
Anonymous

MCSEs, what a joke 2003-10-14
MCSE

RE: Sorry "Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no.", but definitely not... 2003-10-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Agreed - Windows is simply less secure. 2003-10-07
Penguinisto

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-08
Anonymous (2 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-09
Anonymous

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-11
Anonymous

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Sorry,shill@micrsoft.com, but no... again. 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@you-gotta-be-kidding.com, but no... YET again. 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Sorry,ltorvalds@you-gotta-be-kidding.com, but no... YET again. 2003-10-11
Anonymous

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Users can't control their admins 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-11
Anonymous

Sorry,ltorvalds@space-for-rent.com, but no. 2003-10-14
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-05
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-06
Anonymous (4 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-15
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-07
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux vs. Windows Viruses (Another "I HATE WINBLOWZ") 2003-10-12
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous (1 replies)

hmm... 2003-10-07
Anonymous (2 replies)

hmm? 2003-10-07
Penguinisto (2 replies)

hmm? 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

hmm? 2003-10-15
Penguinisto

hmm? 2003-10-08
Krysalisk (1 replies)

hmm? 2003-10-15
Penguinisto

hmm... 2003-10-07
Anonymous

How Interesting 2003-10-08
Sigmund Einstein

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2005-09-20
Chris

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2007-09-19
boogieboarder97@aim.com

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-02
Anonymous (8 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Joe Hill (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-15
Anonymous

RTFA 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
ob3wan

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (4 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
John Wilson

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-06-13
Anonymous

Troll Food 2003-10-03
Anonymous (3 replies)

Troll Food 2003-10-03
Efrén

Troll Food 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Troll Food 2003-10-03
Joe Hill (1 replies)

Troll Food 2003-10-15
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Troll Food 2006-01-10
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses -- "windoze"? 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses -- "windoze"? 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses -- "windoze"? 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous :) (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Bart

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Mark Jensen

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-09
M10

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-01-10
Anonymous

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-03
Ken H (1 replies)

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-04
Ken H (3 replies)

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-06
Catalina Thunders

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-07
Rick P

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-08
Anonymous (6 replies)

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-08
Ken H

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-09
JoeHill

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-09
Anonymous

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-09
Haywire

Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2003-10-15
Anonymous

Re: Linux will not succeed in replacing Windows at work because.. 2006-01-10
Anonymous

vs. ?? 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Efrén

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Brian

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
John Wilson

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
uofis

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Why this article SUCKS 2003-10-03
Anonymous (2 replies)

Why this article SUCKS -NOT. 2003-10-06
Bob James - Pentar InfoSystems

Why this article SUCKS 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Why this article SUCKS 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Why this article SUCKS 2003-10-08
Krysalis

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Think OpenBSD, Linux and cia are much more SECURE ! 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

Think, yet another troll. 2003-10-06
Anonymous (4 replies)

Not quite 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Think, yet another troll. 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Think, yet another troll. 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Yes, but you are a NERD 2003-10-07
Hellcat (2 replies)

Yes, but you are a NERD ---- uh, no, I do my job. 2003-10-08
Anonymous

Yes, but you are a NERD 2003-10-08
Krysalisik

UNIX worms (RTM aka. The Great Worm) 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

UNIX worms (RTM aka. The Great Worm) 2003-10-03
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-03
Anonymous

I think you're being short sighted 2003-10-03
Anonymous (1 replies)

I think you're being short sighted 2003-10-05
Anonymous

Scott's web server runs Windows 2000 2003-10-04
Anonymous (1 replies)

Scott's web server runs Windows 2000... LOL 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Sobig.F isn't a virus -- it's a worm 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous (2 replies)

huh? 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Lindows 2003-10-04
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-05
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-05
Anonymous

mail client exploit + local root exploit = just as bad as if you were root anyway. 2003-10-05
AlphaParticle (1 replies)

mail client exploit + local root exploit = just as bad as if you were root anyway. 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Jeff@aeonworx.com (2 replies)

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux is still more secure, even if you're always logged in as root 2003-10-06
kevinh

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

Windows auto update for XP 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Re: Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-01-10
Anonymous

Lifelong Windows/Linux user switches to MacOS X 2003-10-06
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses - easy way out 2003-10-06
Greg

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns 2003-10-07
Pamela (2 replies)

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns 2003-10-07
Womyn hater (2 replies)

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns 2003-10-08
Anonymous

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns 2003-10-08
Anonymous

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns? 2003-10-07
Anymouse (1 replies)

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns? 2003-10-08
leavetheworldabetterplacethanyoufoundit (1 replies)

EDITOR: Please be more aware of sexist pronouns? 2003-10-08
Krysalisk

Linux vs. Windows Viruses: Absurd arguments 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Market -vs- Security 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Market -vs- Security 2003-10-07
Anonymous

Mac OS X = 0 2003-10-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Mac OS X = 0 2003-10-07
Wendy Piggsflye

Mac OS X et. al.: Additional Perspective 2003-10-07
Carlos

Scott's Right, Microsofties. Deal With It. 2003-10-07
Penguinisto (2 replies)

Scott's Wrong, Microlovers. Deal With linux being babies 2003-10-08
Anonymous (2 replies)

If you actually RTFM'd... 2003-10-09
Penguinisto

Re: Scott's Wrong, Microlovers. Deal With linux being babies 2006-01-10
Anonymous

Scott's Right, Microsofties. Deal With It. 2003-10-08
Anonymous (2 replies)

I'm famous now? 2003-10-09
Penguinisto

PS: Blacklight posts in both places too. 2003-10-09
Penguinisto

Need Admin rights to run DirectX games ! 2003-10-08
Anonymous

MCSEs ARE a joke 2003-10-08
Anonymous (2 replies)

MCSEs ARE a joke 2003-10-08
Krysalisk (1 replies)

MCSEs ARE a joke 2003-10-09
OS Agnostic

MCSEs ARE a joke 2003-10-09
Anonymous

If Linux is so secure..... 2003-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

If Linux is so secure..... 2003-10-09
Anonymous (2 replies)

If Linux is so secure..... 2003-10-09
Anonymous

If Linux is so secure..... 2003-10-10
Anonymous

Why not compare root exploits? 2003-10-09
modulus at modsgarage dot com

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-09
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-09
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-10
Anonymous

You failed to refute the statement 2003-10-11
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: You failed to refute the statement 2006-01-10
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-11
McGeezer

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2003-10-12
Paul Kosinski

The Achilles Heel of both... 2003-10-13
zer0*Kelvin (1 replies)

The Achilles Heel of both... 2003-10-15
Anonymous

Bill Gates vs GM 2003-10-13
zer0*Kelvin

Nobody argues using Windows as non-root 2003-10-15
Anonymous

Microsoft RULZ 2003-10-15
Microsoft supporter (1 replies)

Re: Microsoft RULZ 2007-01-04
Anonymous

Thor Larholm has written a counterattack to this article... 2003-10-15
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Thor Larholm has written a counterattack to this article... 2006-03-30
My head is spinning (1 replies)

Re: Re: Thor Larholm has written a counterattack to this article... 2006-06-15
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Thor Larholm has written a counterattack to this article... 2006-11-24
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-06-08
Anonymous

Linux vs. Windows Viruses 2006-07-02
Blunts

Lindows (linspire) 2007-02-22
Esnir

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