On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 2:19 AM, Sylvia Sánchez <lailahfsf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Good morning,Linux has no viruses. Why would anyone want an anti-virus then? It is possible to install security tools of course, but those come with your distribution, you don't need to look up for external stuff.
Wrong. Viruses (Now accepted and not viri) for Linux exist. Tho I can no longer cite the information, when I was working with the systems the monthly output of new virus for Linux vs. Windows was in the neighborhood of 1,000 vs. 10,000 respectively. Viruses tended to need predictable systems and predictable user habits to be most effective for which Windows is painfully predictable with admin access out of the box. Linux's strength came in the fact that we tend to move stuff around and customize things so that nothing is where is ought to be. :D By example, ask anyone who has SSH pointed out to the web and still on port 22. If they have checked there access logs it will be full of, hopefully, failed log-in attempts (hundreds daily) as the bots know to check port 22 and will try common pw looking for the lazy admin. I changed my ports as a first line basic defense. In short don't be what they expect. If memory serves root kits were the bigger threat for Linux. However, no matter the OS the best defense against threats still resides between the chair and keyboard.
My 2 bits,
Fred
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