[SOLVED] why no virus?

[kart168]

hey!guys!
i would like to know one thing. i have gone thro some discussions in this forum saying there are no viruses for linux. why is it so? is there any specific reason like its architecture or some thing? clarify my doubts

thanks guys

HAVE A GREAT DAY:)

[ronnielsen1]

Complaining?

For a Linux binary virus to infect executables, those executables must be writable by the user activating the virus. That is not likely to be the case. Chances are, the programs are owned by root and the user is running from a non-privileged account. Further, the less experienced the user, the lower the likelihood that he actually owns any executable programs. Therefore, the users who are the least savvy about such hazards are also the ones with the least fertile home directories for viruses.

Even if the virus successfully infects a program owned by the user, its task of propagation is made much more difficult by the limited privileges of the user account. [For neophyte Linux users running a single-user system, of course, this argument may not apply. Such a user might be careless with the root account.]




http://librenix.com/?inode=21
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/

[kart168]

Thanks ronnielsen! That answer makes a good sense

[zvacet]

Here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=510812) you can find answer and explanations to your question.