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If someone wrote this to work on a Linux box, they would be able to take over that machine as easily. Only problem being, Linux is installed on such a small percentage, who would ever notice?

Oh, the whole flooding SCO's web site leads me to believe it was written by a Linux advocate (or Zelot). Guess if you can't show the average user any benefit into swithching to Linux, I guess they'll write these viruses to scare people into looking into it.

Untill Windows advocates start writting Linux viruses. I guess the Windows community is a lot more civilized then the Linux community.
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missing vulnerable OS description  rgriffith64@... | 01/26/04
How Disengenuous of You...  Confused by religion | 01/26/04
It's an executable file not an .exe  voska | 01/26/04
Sorry - my bad!  Confused by religion | 01/26/04
same old story, all over again...  mactek.net | 01/26/04
Nope  rpmyers1 | 01/26/04
Um simple answer to that!  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
What?  Spoon Jabber | 01/26/04
Spoon Jabber and mkIIISupra  rpmyers1 | 01/26/04
Linux not worth it  John Zern | 01/27/04
you're funny...  ryusen | 01/27/04
Ignorant  d_jedi | 01/27/04
You said it!!  X Marks The Spot | 01/26/04
Windows was specifically mentioned  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
This is quoted from the story:  Bill4 | 01/26/04
Huh?  daryll@... | 01/26/04
Article was changed.  rgriffith64@... | 01/27/04
Re: missing vulnerable OS description  issthatso | 01/27/04
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duh  tlyon | 01/27/04
missing vulnerable OS description - NOT!  horusfalcon | 01/29/04
Getting smarter...  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
Linsux  Fred Flintsone | 01/26/04
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Bully for you!  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
Your welcome.  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
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Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
I'm with you  IT_User | 01/26/04
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Overblown...  Mike Cox | 01/26/04
And all this time, I thought you were serious  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
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Thanks  michael-t | 01/26/04
MCSE's on call....  Mike Cox | 01/26/04
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---New virus hitting in-boxes---  NoB$ | 01/26/04
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Good tips, here are mine...  Fred Fredrickson | 01/26/04
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No external files? A bit extreme...  Heatlesssun | 01/26/04
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Good Idea.... BUT!  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
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BAD ADVICE!  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
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The steps are layered....  Heatlesssun | 01/26/04
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Quite true  TWRX | 01/27/04
Ironic  TWRX | 01/27/04
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And AGAIN....  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
For the record.  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
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Nightmare is right.  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
im with you, eastview  MrNik | 01/27/04
Another ABMer beating his chest.  NoB$ | 01/27/04
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Yes, truly amazing  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/27/04
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Yes, truly amazing  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/27/04
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Message from Mac and Linux users  miataclub | 01/27/04
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