Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 19:51:09 -0800 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Adrian Filipi-Martin <adrian@virginia.edu>, Wei Weng <wweng@stevens-tech.edu> Cc: Jason Wik <jwik@best.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VIRUS Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980118195109.00700f44@mail.jps.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.980117144507.158D-100000@mamba.cs.Virginia.E DU> References: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980117084427.20909B-100000@attila.stevens-tech.edu>
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I saw an article in a computer magazine (one of: Microtimes, Computer Currents, PC Magazine, PC/Computing) which said that the first Linux virus had been written. The article also said that Norton made a free (!) Linux antivirus program to combat this virus. At 02:55 PM 1/17/98 -0500, Adrian T. Filipi-Martin wrote: > > I really doubt there is a virus on their system; there just aren't >any unix viri out there. I have only heard of a very few proof of concept >unix viri. In all likelihood, you have a trojan or some other security >problem. And that's how you should apprach this; as a security problem. >If files are being modified on the system, someone has gained privlidges >beyond what they ought to have. > > BTW, there is a virus checker from McAfee that runs native under >FreeBSD, but it is meant for checking MS-DOS/Windoze files for viruses. A >lot of people use unix file servers because NT servers suck. This make is >eash to check all files on the server wihtout moving themover the network >to a DOS box to check for viruses. > > Adrian >-- >adrian@virginia.edu ---->>>>| If I were stranded on a desert island, and >System Administrator --->>>| I could only have one OS for my computer, >Neurosurgical Visualzation Lab -->>| it would be FreeBSD. Think about it..... >http://www.nvl.virginia.edu/ ->| http://www.freebsd.org/ > > >On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Wei Weng wrote: > >> well... >> If u have the root access, a rm -rf is a deadly virus. >> There are lots of ways to trick root, no need to make a virus. >> If u realy want to find one, mcafee claims they have made an antivirus >> program for linux. You can try to run it on your freebsd box. >> >> Wei Weng wweng@stevens-tech.edu >> http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~wweng >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows ... buried in >> the flow of time ... in the great name, I pledge myself to darkness, all >> the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed ... by the power you and >> I possess, DRAGON SLAVE! >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> main(a,b){a="main(a,b){a=%c%s%c;b='%c';printf(a,b,a,b,b);}";b='"';printf >> (a,b,a,b,b);}main(a){a="main(a){a=%c%s%c;printf(a,34,a,34);}";printf(a,34,a, >> 34);}main(a){printf(a="main(a){printf(a=%c%s%c,34,a,34);}",34,a,34);} >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Jason Wik wrote: >> >> > I Have a question one of our clients uses freeBSD and claims to have a >> > virus. Is there an antiviral program that can be used on FreeBSD for >> > FreeBSD. I am aware of the limitations of a virus in a unix O/S. But it >> > wouldn't suprise me. Hope you can help me out. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Jason --Ludwig Pummer ------------------------------------------------------------------ ludwigp@bigfoot.com ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org PGP Key & Geek Code available on web page
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