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Is Linux the next virus target?

posted onDecember 6, 2001
by hitbsecnews

Source: Vnunet

I would say that Linux is already a target. It just doesn't happen to be nearly as vulnerable a host as Windows.

"Of course we will see more and more attacks on Windows, but Linux will be a target because its use is becoming more widespread," said Raimond Genes, European president for antivirus at Trend Micro. "It is a stable OS, but it's not a secure OS."

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