Re: What protects Unices from Virus like attacks ??

From: Alan Connor (xxxxxx_at_xxxx.xxx)
Date: 08/24/03 

Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:02:04 GMT

On 24 Aug 2003 11:00:19 -0700, qazmlp <qazmlp1209@rediffmail.com> wrote:
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> Windows machines very often have virus/worm attacks. I am wondering
> what protects all Unix machines from such similar problems.
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> Thanks!

     
I understand that it is mostly the file ownership and permissions feature
that make it difficult to write viruses for the nixes.

That and the fact that it is a much more lean and efficient OS devoid of
the numerous bad hacks on DOS that bloat M$ and make it vulnerable.

Alan C

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