[aclug-L] Re: Repeat of virus warning

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am a bit confused.  What is Varicad?  Why did you put it in /?  Were
you running as root?  Can you send me a copy in private of the
offending program?  what mail program were you using?  Who is "them"?

"Michael A. Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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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