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in reply to Re: Stay aware of security/ Attention Linux perl monks
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-Dpedantic

So far, the only true virus for Linux has been one called "bliss" ... due to the concept of users, only the most incompetent will do any real damage (running as root, maybe? :o)

The rest of these "viruses" all depend on holes in the system, and are aptly named "worms."

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