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--- "Decker F. Wong-Godfrey" <dfgodfrey -at- milmanco -dot- com> wrote:
> This may be true of some odler versions of Linux. Anymore, the
> installation of Linux systems is geared toward functionality; simply
> clicking on the choice for "desktop system" install will configure the
> system without services.
This is highly dependent on what version & flavor of Linux you're using.
Nevertheless, Linux machines need securing as well.
Remember, most hackers use Linux. Hence, they know how to hack Linux boxes
really well.
> The reason that there aren't many virus scanners for Linux is that there
> aren't viruses for Linux.
That isn't true. Many viruses are platform independent. This includes worms,
trojans, and all sorts of other nasty things that run quite nicely on RedHat
and Mandrake Linux.
Andrew Plato
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