On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 12:55:16PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote: > Does anyone know anything further on this new W32.Winux virus. > Check out this link: > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5329436.html?tag=st.cn.1.lthd > > Surely this virus cannot overwrite executables that require root > permission? Or can it?
No, if this virus actually exists (and I doubt its true, or even particularly threatening), it can only affect your files. Unless you are in the bad habit of reading email as root, and executing random attachments manually. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'