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Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years
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Finally linux is getting popular enough to make viruses. Yay?. Insert gru meme here
Linux has had viruses for decades
Here is a list of some of the more prominent ones:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware
(I'm sorry. I'm also reading the same discussion over at the other post with Linux at the workplace.)
Is anything on that list relevant in the wild? That is, are those viruses 'in theory', or have they inflicted some damage and actually spread back then? I'm looking for some news articles or actual numbers.