From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 9 05:41:25 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B3E3106566B for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:41:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1F528FC14 for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so541684qwb.7 for ; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=tF8KAjsMjBdHRagOuLi1xvZKB7l3uExaVAnFZjU/u8A=; b=SJdChk4gJIRiY+rzxH+rNq7eJg3CZ86xwzM7Zpc8WfmY6O5HMB4x7S2mPhA6wupnHn rJ3URndlv5Iy6mLOU1tJ5XrDj7+v4wSA7JuZ5XnYpKr7LPjVvnqztJBJS4CIX5i1Q1uR WAztwKl/8UPBuAWx4Zf2k+q2AnRaqFoPkU4h8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=PSnLJdgVSX+Cb1aLJg2NDUZtnKNT+ONQSoIMoyEdhUGhCTmxmIq48O7/zKHfJtPWjg MuMlb+k7/xgpUt59WtNQ3X2WRYx7+VzqDDKr/oVsA13mOprwkvmYNx9fr1JKZGX4k9HF U9PScXVVpNDFWftla68gdYkdHheA0J99n6P/E= Received: by 10.224.65.5 with SMTP id g5mr3860746qai.343.1257745283963; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from aryeh-desktop.istudentunion.com (ool-44c0cd7a.dyn.optonline.net [68.192.205.122]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 21sm158053qyk.8.2009.11.08.21.41.22 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:23 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4AF7AB81.7070102@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:21 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091103) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Henry Olyer References: <1d7089c40911082120x93cb145k9e04d6e2a7afe990@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1d7089c40911082120x93cb145k9e04d6e2a7afe990@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a javascript issue wrt FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:41:25 -0000 It is *EXTREMELY* unlike the issue is with JavaScript because JS can not call on any kind of OS service (at least on the client side).... are you running a web server that allows files/arbitary text to be uploaded (I'll bet thats where it came from)... now if the virus effects your browser only then what you described is possible... in that case (I am assuming your using firefox here) erase the ".mozilla" directory in your home directory (this will reset ff to all defaults) Henry Olyer wrote: > A FreeBSD machine I have has caught a scripting virus; And I'd rather > not save what I must and rebuild it -- though if I have to I will of > course. > > Anyone got any ideas to find/isolate the virus? > > Please copy me directly, my email service is limited until I can fix this. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >