Re: does virus ELF.OSF.8759 affect debian?
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 06:24:01PM +0200, Narancs v1 wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I've read a srtange info at
> http://www3.ca.com/Virus/Virus.asp?ID=11513
>
> is it true?
> can it infect my debian systems? (woody, sid, potato)?
> how?
If you run an infected file - yes. Otherwise - i don't think so (they
don't say if it exploits any vulnerabilities other than user's
stupidity/ignorance).
Basically, if you run binaries from an unsafe source, you get what you
deserve.
Marcin
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