[LINK] By the numbers: Windows vs Linux security

[James Morris]

On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Rick Welykochy wrote:

>
> (a) most of the exploits on *nix systems are narrow in reach, often requiring sophisticated
>     cracking techniques to affect; none of the known exploits on *nix systems are spread in
>     a worm/virus fashion as is seen on Windows systems; and their effects are often
>     innocuous;
>

It is a myth that worms are impractical on Unix or other operating
systems.

The famous Internet Worm of 1988 worked on both Unix and VMS:
  http://www.software.com.pl/newarchive/misc/Worm/darbyt/pages/worm.html


The less famous WANK Worm of 1989 was VMS based:
  http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-04.html
  http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=29&a=11



- James
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James Morris
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