From what I know, there are viruses in Linux systems likewise.
The following is a partial list of known Linux malware:
[edit] Trojans
- Kaiten - Linux.Backdoor.Kaiten trojan horse[5]
- Rexob - Linux.Backdoor.Rexob trojan[6]
[edit] Viruses
- Alaeda - Virus.Linux.Alaeda[7]
- Bad Bunny - Perl.Badbunny[4][8]
- Binom - Linux/Binom[9]
- Bliss
- Brundle[10]
- Bukowski[11]
- Diesel - Virus.Linux.Diesel.962[12]
- Kagob a - Virus.Linux.Kagob.a[13]
- Kagob b - Virus.Linux.Kagob.b[14]
- MetaPHOR (also known as Simile)[15]
- Nuxbee - Virus.Linux.Nuxbee.1403[16]
- OSF.8759
- Podloso - Linux.Podloso (The iPod virus)[17][18]
- Rike - Virus.Linux.Rike.1627[19]
- RST - Virus.Linux.RST.a[20]
- Satyr - Virus.Linux.Satyr.a[21]
- Staog
- Vit - Virus.Linux.Vit.4096[22]
- Winter - Virus.Linux.Winter.341[23]
- Winux (also known as Lindose and PEElf[24]
- ZipWorm - Virus.Linux.ZipWorm[25]
[edit] Worms
-from wiki