In a message dated 7/14/2004 3:12:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dlist@MORGANSREGLERTEKNIK.SE writes:

(
For  thoose that do not know: runnig as a normal user: even if you suceed in
finding a Linux virus and forcefully try to run it, it can not harm your
system as you - thus the programs you start - do not have permission to thoose
files.  If you log in as root you and the program you start may do  anything.
You should only run as root when you really need to, and know  what you do (or
test on a non mission critical  system).
)




I thought the whole idea of a virus was that you did NOT need ANY  permission
to run it but it worked it way into your system.  If it were  merely a matter
of permission, you could work that out in any system.  I am  sure there
aren't many more secure systems than those used by the military and  government but
viruses still get in there.  I would say permission would  have nothing to do
with it if the hacker really knows what he is doing

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