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The first widespread worm was targeted at unix

The first internet based attack was the morris worm which targeted several versions of unix simultaneously. It took down many unix based systems. It even crossed over to Milnet and took down hundreds of military systems. That was well over 10 years ago.


There have been more since then...

Linux/UNIX threats
With the announcement of the Klez virus infection on Linux platforms, leading antivirus vendors started reminding us that Microsoft operating systems are not the only vulnerable OS when it comes to viruses. Even though users of Linux and other popular UNIX platforms may not be big users of the Microsoft bundled applications that transmit viruses, Linux and UNIX have their own vulnerabilities that may not be apparent at first glance.

Aside from Klez, other major threats affecting Linux/UNIX platforms are the Lion.worm, the OSF.8759 virus, Slapper, Scalper, Linux.Svat, and the BoxPoison virus—just to mention a few.