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It's called the lupper worm...
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/index_l.html
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/index_l.html
Viruses are a very specific kind of code. They modify application binaries (much like biological viruses modify host cells) and can infect other programs to make other sources of replication for themselves...
Viruses are theoretically possible under Unix and Linux but I am not aweare of any true Unix viruses in the wild so-to-speak. Worms and Trojans under Linux and Unix system usually happen because of less than attentive adminstration or setup. They are not necessarily due to any inherent flaw(s) in the OS.
Viruses are theoretically possible under Unix and Linux but I am not aweare of any true Unix viruses in the wild so-to-speak. Worms and Trojans under Linux and Unix system usually happen because of less than attentive adminstration or setup. They are not necessarily due to any inherent flaw(s) in the OS.
First off, I would like to say that I am a huge advocate for Linux. I dual-boot my laptop between XP and Fedora Core 4, and my company is working on getting a contract that will have us installing RedHat Enterprise servers at our data center, which I am very excited about. However, since I am a fairly new IT professional, I do not know what exactly are the costs to implement Windows 2003 Server, and RedHat Enterprise Server.
When visiting Microsoft's website looking for the latest Beta releases of upcoming software, I noticed an advertisement page for Windows 2003 Server. Now, I know that Microsoft is obviously going to promote their product, but they are advertising that supposedly going with Windows 2003 Server, it is not only cheaper than RedHat Enterprise Server with licenses, but also cheaper than their support.
How can they advertise this, when (as far as I know), it cost's $35 per hour, for support? (Unless you use a professional support ticket that is included with your license). And isn't their license costs through the roof as well?
When visiting Microsoft's website looking for the latest Beta releases of upcoming software, I noticed an advertisement page for Windows 2003 Server. Now, I know that Microsoft is obviously going to promote their product, but they are advertising that supposedly going with Windows 2003 Server, it is not only cheaper than RedHat Enterprise Server with licenses, but also cheaper than their support.
How can they advertise this, when (as far as I know), it cost's $35 per hour, for support? (Unless you use a professional support ticket that is included with your license). And isn't their license costs through the roof as well?
The place where cost becomes a huge issue is in support cost. When shopping for an IT guy it is "easy" to find one with enough Windows training to keep the doors open and the lights on, when that guy gets into trouble finding a consultant that has the advanced skillset to fix the problem is still fairly easy, but my experience as an IT guy and IT Director is that while you may find a few guys with advanced Windows and Linux training they are able to ask and recieve a premium for their services, and are very hard to find and hire because of it.
The real cost of support is in what it will cost to support Linux via training or hiring.
The real cost of support is in what it will cost to support Linux via training or hiring.
The real cost of Windows support is measured in downtime, licensing reconciliation (or potential legal fees if you decide to ignore that), and expensive upgrade cycles.
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