0
There are no wild Computer Viruses that affect Linux. Oh wait, there was RST.b. If you need to, you can run certain windows viruses under Linux with wine.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How are Biological Viruses and Computer viruses alike?
Computer viruses can infect a file much like a Biological virus can infect a cell, they then spread from file to file or cell to cell.
What characteristics are used to group viruses?
Computer viruses are grouped based on what types of files they infect, how they infect them, and what stealth techniques they use to hide.
How do you tell if software is bad on your computer?
You can tell by the viruses and spyware that infect your computer
Does security software infect your computer with viruses when the license expires?
No.
How many websites can infect your computer with known viruses?
300,000
Can viruses be from a DVD-R to a computer?
If a virus was burned to the DVD, then yes, this can infect a computer.
What parts of a computer do viruses infect?
Their are many parts of a computer that viruses infect. Most viruses infect a certain file or program so that whenever that file is run, the virus is also executed. Some viruses called Master Boot Record viruses infect the Master Boot Record of your computer. The Master Boot Record is the partition of your computer first executed when you boot up your computer. When you turn on your computer, it runs all the programs inside the Master Boot Record partition and then passes control to other child processes. Viruses in this class infect the Master Boot Record so that whenever your turn on your computer, the viruses runs at startup too. These viruses are very tricky to find as they hide in a very deep part of your Operating System and manually deleting them could damage your computer.
Are there Linux viruses on Facebook?
So far, no dangerous and globally-spread viruses for Linux emerged. But you should still be careful about facebook apps, since they can send your data somewhere without need to infect your system.
What computer gets the least viruses?
A Linux system generally gets the least viruses
Can Computer Viruses Infect Zipped FilesFolders?
n0 1t5 c00l
Why do computers give you viruses?
A computer virus is a harmful computer program that someone has written either as a practical joke or for criminal purposes. A computer virus can be transmitted from one computer to another computer, but it cannot infect a person. The viruses that infect people are something else entirely. So a computer cannot give you viruses. Not unless you are a cyborg.
What are computer viruses area of infection?
Computer viruses can infect the hard disk the usb drive Any other removable media the web browser
