Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:40:11 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: peter.lai@uconn.edu Cc: Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux/Windows Virus Message-ID: <200206111540.g5BFeBGn080095@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Peter C. Lai" <sirmoo@cowbert.2y.net> of "Mon, 10 Jun 2002 13:16:00 EDT." <20020610131600.B26376@cowbert.2y.net>
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In message <20020610131600.B26376@cowbert.2y.net>, "Peter C. Lai"
writes:
> Will this thing propagate via FreeBSD ELF binaries, or just
> cause a headache because it mucks up the binary making it unable to run?
> Symantec lists systems not affected as Unix, of which BSD is a true one.
No propagation.
I would think just a headache.
I would think that any system that can Linux or Windows binaries would
have an exposure.
In the risk assessment I sent to my management yesterday, I assessed
the overall risk from this virus at negligible. Let's not get
concerned about it, just keep your eyes open.
--
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