report for virus attacks on linux Vs microsoft

[zaibee]

Hi friends,
i,m a newbie to this forum.
Actually i,m doing Masters in Soft Eng
I have to make a report on Virus attacks on Microsoft and Linux Operating Sytems.
I have read nearly all topics of this forum and i liked them but i found that mostly they were about the Microsoft operating system.
Can anybody help me about the attacks on LINUX
Thanx
Zaibee

[hyperbole]

go to google and search for linux and virus and read the links you find there. There are several good articles including one called 'The ELF Virus Writing HOWTO'.

[Duckula]

And while you're on it, better look for worm attacks, not virus; there has not been an actual virus outbreak for Linux as long as I can remember.

[zaibee]

actually i have search on yahoo and google for the worms but not getting the relavent stuff for LINUX and got alot for LINUX.
Is there any other possibility where i can find that data?
Thanx

[Duckula]

The only linux related worm outbreaks I can remember are Lion, Ramen and Slammer. I think there were probably one or two big ones more. Look for those names and go to the usual security sites (CERT, etc).

[danny]

There have been worms that affect Linux, but I don't think anyone has ever spotted a Linux virus in the wild!

[zaibee]

Thanks for information.

I think Linux Operating systems are the best OS which are well protected.