Linux and Spywares - lack of reading

[David Curry]

Johnathan Bailes wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:47:44 -0800, jdow <jdow at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Rootkits exist. Need I say more?
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>Ok, in that case pretty much the only anti-virus software you need on
>a desktop linux box is chkrootkit.
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>Is it just my sysadmin background or doesn't everyone run this?  
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>Delegating user authority does make it more secure and he has a good point.
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>In fact, I am sorely afraid the first "linux virus" will be aimed at
>the ubuntu set and those who have not disabled frickin sudo.
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Is that tool part of Fedora Core?  I can't seem to find it on my system.