Linux isn’t affected by Viruses

5 thoughts on “Linux isn’t affected by Viruses”

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   puneet gupta

   28-Aug-2007 at 12:18 pm

   linux is not affected because of it’s key feature source code. As source code is given we can modify each and everything as we want which is not known to virus source.
   Puneet Gupta
   JECRC, Jaipur
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   try senghay

   9-Jul-2009 at 4:31 am

   linux more flexible with file system
   that the virus can not attack using the same code or structure.
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   Anshu Makkar

   26-Apr-2010 at 12:57 am

   Linux is not affected by its hierarchical file system.
   To enter in any directory some permissions. Even if virus reach into one directory its very hard to reach another same level directories and its nearly impossible to reach to root directory(/)(ofcourse without root privilege).
   Anshu Makkar
   SKIT Jaipur
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   Radhakrishnan

   2-Jul-2011 at 6:20 pm

   The main reason for Linux not getting affected by virus is that no process can continue to exist in computer’s memory (the computer running Linux)when it terminates. The concept of “Terminate and Stay Resident” (TSR) is there in Windows, but not in Linux. When any process terminates on its own, it should leave the memory and that memory must be recalled by the OS. Windows has loose ends at that point. But, I am searching why.

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