Hi Derek, On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > On 11/15/2012 03:46 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> >> Perhaps we should create a massive [Chinese] spam campaign that installs >> a bot-net to infect with http://sourceforge.net/**projects/statix/and track Linux desktops? >> > > I've read of a few examples of malware written for MacOS. Is there any > malware out there that targets linux boxes? If so, what kind of a threat > is it to people who run linux at home? > > Thanks > Yes, Malware exists that targets linux indirectly (as in browser and Adobe based) and directly. Check out the online registry: http://www.team-cymru.org/Services/MHR/ Detection: http://www.rfxn.com/projects/linux-malware-detect/ -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com Chief Clown