OT: Linux Malware is possible? if it is :(

[Andras Simon]

On 12/2/09, Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Many people lose sight of the fact that their important data is in their
> home directory.
>
> If I lose /bin I can download and reinstall stuff to create it again.
>
> If I lose my home directory, all of my data is gone and I can't just
> download it from some random ftp server and reinstall.
>
> Yet /bin is much better protected (from me) than my home directory.

Doing frequent backups is the way to protect your home directory.

Andras