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Re: Grisoft sees plague of malware for Linux in near future

  • Subject: Re: Grisoft sees plague of malware for Linux in near future
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:31:03 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <pan.2005.10.13.16.26.27.256747@rapskat.com>
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__/ [rapskat] on Thursday 13 October 2005 17:26 \__

> "Grisoft, makers of the popular AVG Anti-Virus offering, has warned that

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> it is "only a matter of time" before Linux becomes widely targeted by
> virus and malware writers.
> 
> Michael Foreman, a partner at AVG UK, said: "In the past few years we have
> seen the use of enterprise Linux applications growing steadily, and it is
> only a matter of time before we can expect to see virus attacks
> specifically targeted at these users."
> 
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2143697/grisoft-warns-linux-virus
> 
> Linux Users respond, "Bring it!"


In other news, PiggyWing Inc. had announced that within 5 years pigs will
fly. Their current sales are rather disappointing.

Could it simply be that AVG do not want to drive away their much-needed
investors? Can it be related to:

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=87962E8E-29BD-41C3-BCDB-C61F4CCAF1C0

Roy

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