[Novalug] "Hand of Thief Malware" targets linux

Greg Bledsoe greg@bledsoehome.net
Tue Aug 20 14:14:43 EDT 2013


None.

I've installed Linux for plenty, and told them that they are at reduced
chances of being infected, but I have never ever told anyone they are
immune to trojans.  In fact, I have told people (like my mom who is rocking
an Ubuntu laptop)
to never install random software from random sources, no matter the O/S.



On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Chuck Frain <linux@chuckfrain.net> wrote:

> How many people have you, or others that you know, installed Linux on a
> PC for a friend or family member because all they do is surf the web and
> told them 'Linux is safer and you don't have to worry about virus' and
> trojans'?
>
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2013, Greg Bledsoe wrote:
>
> > It seems to me this isn't going to be that big of a deal.  Linux users
> are
> > much more savvy than average and much less likely to fall victim to
> trojan
> > programs.
>
> --
> Chuck Frain
> GPG Key: B2420431
> http://www.chuckfrain.net
>



-- 
Greg

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
-- Calvin Coolidge
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