RE: My Apologies to the author of this, whom I do not know:
Dear Linux user,
Please find the NEW LINUX Virus program called HONOR. Since this VIRUS is
written for LINUX, it requires the HONOR system. Please Follow the
instructions:
A: Log off as your normal user.
B: Log on as root.
C: type: c
On Fri, 31 May 2002 18:06:34 -0400 (EDT)
Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is it just me, or is there no explanation of how it is spread?
I saw this as well. No mention that getting a virus code into an ELF is
one thing, getting the program to be run is a different thing altogether.
Why do
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:40:01 -0400
begin "Burns MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
> From: "Susan Macchia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > >Is it just me, or is there no explanation of how it is spread?>
> > >
> > >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html
>
> I have
Looks like the start of "my market is shrinking because people are using
Linux" we better come up with some fud(fear, uncertainty and denial) to get
linux users ready for our latest new virus protection product NAV for
Linux...?
Apologies if they already have a NAV for linux... I didn't check
From: "Susan Macchia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >Is it just me, or is there no explanation of how it is spread?>
> >
> >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html
I have some serious doubts about this whole thing - too many things just
don't add up.
1) First, they don't give a
Not just you, I thought the same thing. Not only do I want to know how it is
spread, (like how does it muck w/ the executables? ut must be an executable
itself that rewrites the .exe). And what can I do to make sure it doesn't
infect my box.
"Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Is it just
Is it just me, or is there no explanation of how it is spread?
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html
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Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo
