What, exactly, does Lycoris have to do with viruses? Had you said Lindows, I would almost certainly understand, since last I checked, you ran as root by default, and if you didn't, then you couldn't run wine properly.
On Sunday 02 June 2002 11:15 pm, you wrote: > bascule wrote: > >i find it odd that the only info out there is either symantec's own > > woefully inadequate description - is it two versions of the same thing > > (ouch!), how does running a PE infect an elf? and vice versa, how does it > > arrive in the first place - every other mention of this is a link back to > > the symantec paragraph, if it wasn't for the location of this snippet i'd > > be thinking 'hoax', also, symantec reported as of may31 that no customer > > had reported this to them, so how do they know it's out there, maybe this > > is a lab experiment that can't exist outside of the lab due to real world > > conditions, > > > >i have a feeling that there is egg somewhere, but will it be on my face? > > :-) > > > >bascule > > > >On Sunday 02 Jun 2002 7:41 am, you wrote: > >>All, > >> > >> Take it as you will apparently Symantic is reporting a virus that > >>effects both windows and Linux. > >> > >> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html > >> > >>Information on this page. Any Ideas on how to prevent/check for this > >>thing now while it's not dangerous would be helpful to us all. > >> > >>James > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > I don't care WHAT files it can infect, it can infect them only in the > write-access space of the user.... Hmmm, well I suppose you would be > vulnerable if you ran as root, but the Standards say that ELF's go in > /bin /usr /opt and /usr/local -- Last I looked the standard > permissions was that root had write access there and no one else. > > Sounds like a wonderful update of bliss, and just as interesting an > academic curiosity. > > Now if someone wrote a virus that waited quietly as a masquerading > process in memory until someone did a "make" and intruded its source > into the pipeline, and kept it small enough to probably escape notice, > I'd be impressed. > > It is possible to write millions of viruses for linux. Getting ONE of > them to propagate in a properly-run system is an entirely different matter. > > Symantec should not feel too bad, though; Lycoris might be vulnerable > for real, and MacAfee once claimed to have discovered Bliss. So an A > for marketing dept effort is in order, and a D- for tech. > > Civileme
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