[aclug-L] Re: Repeat of virus warning

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a trojan, then, and not a virus.

Also sounds like you need to get a better e-mail program... or disable the
option in the one you use that allows it to automatically open/run
attachments.


On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 12:16:07AM -0500, Michael A. Holmes wrote:
> Since my first email is not showing up, I will repeat it.
> 
> Now my linux box is totally down.
> 
> last monnt, I downloaded varicad and put it in the root directory
> Tonight I get an email from them.  When I opened it, a terminal window came 
> up and the follownig was in it.:
> 
> >su
> >my secret password was typed in and then accepted
> root@/home/mike> fdisk /mbr
> root@/home/mike>
> 
> at this point, my hard drive went nuts.  I pressed the power button.
> whent I rebooted, it went into linux, but could not find /hda9 or 10 my 
> /home and /stchuff drives.  Pine was the only email client I could pull up. 
>  I tried to send this email.  But I see it never made it.  Now windows is 
> the only thing left on the computer.  I cannot even get linux to come up.
> 
> How the (&&*%^ can this happen. I though linux was bullet proof.  When I 
> put it in the root directory, did i give it root authority for some 
> hiddenscript??
> 
> I am so pissed it is unreal.  I finally had sound and everything running.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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