Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Apr 2006 17:37 UTC, submitted by Mark
"In GNU/Linux, file access is restricted. Users don't necessarily have the same rights when it comes to deleting, executing or even reading files. In fact, every file contain data such as its owner, its permissions and other information which defines exactly what can be done with it, and by whom."
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2005-09-08
Well... A virus is something that infects the system and screws it up...
But malware may have a hard time as well, if it's left without executable permissions.