Staog

Staog was the first computer virus written for the Linux operating system. It was discovered in the fall of 1996, and the vulnerabilities that it exploited were shored up soon after. It has not been detected in the wild since its initial outbreak.

Stoag was able to infect Linux despite its computer security design which requires user (computing) and computer_program to login as root before any drastic operations can be taken. It worked by exploiting some kernel vulnerabilities to stay memory resident. Then, it would infect executed binary and text files.

Since it relied on fundamental Computer bugs, Software upgrades made systems immune to Staog. This, combined with its shot in the dark method of transmitting itself, ensured that it died off rather quickly.

Staog was written in .

=See also=

*List of Linux computer viruses

=External links=

*[http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/staog.shtml Staog information on F-Secures Website]