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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 2003-10-07
Anonymous
Then you need to re-read the article.

Yes, the users are to blame for quite a lot. However, if you actually read the article, the author said that even if a virus takes over root (obviously easier if you're logged in as root) and runs, it still won't spread as far or as fast as Windows simply fo...

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