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Subject: Re: Off-Topic: Unix/Linux/Windows worm

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:52:22 05/11/00

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On May 11, 2000 at 22:31:20, Eugene Nalimov wrote:

>On May 11, 2000 at 22:01:05, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 11, 2000 at 18:16:52, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>>
>>>Some time ago we had a discussion about possibility of Unix warms. Here is the
>>>interesting web site describing such a beast -- actually, even more dangerous
>>>one, as it's portable: http://lcamtuf.na.export.pl/worm.txt
>>>
>>>Eugene
>>
>>
>>Lot of hokum.  I'll be happy to give them an IP address and let 'em try to
>>infect my linux box.
>>
>>Their hacks assume they have already broken into a system. that is _not_
>>a given, when security is enforced (MD5 passwords, etc.)...
>
>I believe they will not infect *your* system (none of my 5 Windows machines was
>infected, too). But such program would infect *a lot* of Unix/Linux boxes. And
>as such boxes become more and more popular among non-technical people situation
>would worsen.
>
>Eugene


While you are here...  the new ftp machine is now up.  I am going to make a
directory only you / I can read in the TB directory:  "upload".  Put new
files there, then 'mv' them to six.  We had a few glitches in the past
where someone was downloading what you were uploading, and they got corrupted
files.  I had the same problem backing them up.  I will not touch any files in
the upload directory unless you would prefer I mv 'em to 'six'.

we have 120 gigs.

have mercy...

:)



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