[linux-help] Re: infecting almost all operating systems.

[Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

notice, I did not say it was impossible.
But a virus written for the windows operationg system and it's tools is
not likely to affect Linux.  If, on the other hand, it is written for
unix/linux it is not likely to affect windows.

The problem is that the desktop envifonment is being merged so that at
the user level many things are now becoming interoperable. Thus a
homogenous environment for attack. 8-(


David Carmichael wrote:
> 
> Jeff -
> You may want to rethink your thoughts about 'virus' and linux, per the
> Norton web site this virus is infecting almost all operating systems.
> --David
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:27 AM
> Subject: [linux-help] Re: A good tool
> 
> >
> > David,
> >
> > They both appeared to come from you. I had not looked at the detailled
> > header before I deleted them so I don't actually know where it
> > originated, but it did come thru the aclug.org list.
> > This is the short header
> >
> > Subject:     [linux-help] Re: A good tool
> >        Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:14:24 -0500
> >        From: David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >    Reply-To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> >          To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > And, yes i know the return address can be spoofed easily, I just did not
> > get the detailed header to look at.
> >
> > I am glad your NAV caught it for you.
> > I am using Linux/mozilla for my mail so the klez, nimda, etc are not as
> > much a worry for me.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > David Carmichael wrote:
> > >
> > > Jeff -
> > >
> > > Jeff when you stated that you got two copies of the virus.. were they
> both
> > > from my email address??
> > >
> > > I have scanned my system three times today using three different virus
> > > utilities to make sure that my system are free of virus. And my current
> > > version of 'NORTON A/V' that I am running scans inbound and outbound
> email
> > > to insure that it is as clean as current anti virus software can be.
> > >
> > > Not only was the header from from me due to the lack of correct name
> that
> > > the virus program would of had access to if sent from my personal
> system.
> > >
> > > The server in question that posted the message is from South America.
> > >
> > > And why only to the "Linux-Help" email group??  Since I might of signed
> up
> > > for this group.. when I changed computers three weeks ago I deleted that
> > > email address from my mail box due to changes made by the group a few
> months
> > > ago.
> > >
> > > This is the first time in close to 16 year of being online that my email
> > > address has been "SPOOFED".
> > >
> > > --David
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:03 PM
> > > Subject: [linux-help] Re: A good tool
> > >
> > > >
> > > > A virus I suspect.
> > > > From David Carmichael (ostensibly)
> > > >
> > > > I got 2 different copies of it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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