Re: Warning! Virus!

From: NSM (nowrite_at_to.me)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:29:47 GMT

"Mazi" <!spamMe@NoSpammer.Null> wrote in message
news:N73Bd.46523$k25.34708@attbi_s53...

| I wished that can be done when logon as a regular user. Every now and
then,
| I need to install/delete some files as a regular user and always got the
| error messages saying no enough privilege.

Can't you su - root ??

| Will any virus have such a
| priviledge? If so, my Linux computer is now full of virus mainly because I
| intentionally use it to read all my e-mails that contain virus. Alas, it
is
| still running in the office 24/7 since 10/5/3. Does anyone out here know
how
| much of the CPU resources are wasted to run anti-virus/trojan and
| ad/spy-aware software on-demand on any MS OS based system? Wouldn't it be
| nice if those wasted CPU resources can be used to perform some other
tasks?

It'd be nice if you never needed brakes or seat belts in your car too but
that isn't worth wishing for. If Linux ever gets to be a major player in PCs
you'll see assholes creating viruses for it.

N