Linux security

[Eric Dunbar]

On 30/04/06, Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 09:05 +0800, Michael T. Richter wrote:
>
> > Using DOS/Windows does not make viruses automatic by any stretch of
> > the imagination.
>
> It doesn't, but the current most clear & present danger (& annoyance)
> comes from adware/spyware/malware.  This I think is currently a bigger
> problem than viruses.  Indeed better and better software exists to fight
> it, but it's yet one more chore you need to do & be aware of to keep
> using your computer, because without it, adware WILL completely render a
> Windows computer completely locked up and unusable.

"Cute" trojan apparently making the rounds on the Windows circuit:
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125569,00.asp>
Trojan Freezes Computer, Demands Ransom

Malware threatens to delete files unless payment is sent via Western Union.