Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > I have been informed that Panda Antyvirus Platinum on Windows XP reports > that the file /usr/bin/tr contained as part of ipsec.lrp (apparently version > 1.5 or earlier, since there is no tr command included in my latest ipsec > 1.91 package) is infected by the Linux/Obsidian.E virus. > > I'm currently trying to verify this, and track down exactly what the > Obsidian virus is supposed to do. If anyone has any information on this > virus, or can help verify the file is/is not infected, I would greatly > appreciate it.
I can't test the file because I can't find it. Why don't you email it to me, or put it on your ftp site somewhere? thanks, Matt > I currently have no idea if this is simply a false positive, or if there is > actually a problem, but wanted to let everyone know just in case. > > FYI: If memory serves, the tr and column programs included in my older > IPSec packages came from an aquaintence in San Diego, who managed to get > IPSec working before I did and sent me his LRP package. I used his versions > of these two utilities since they were smaller than the Debian counterparts. > Since the programs work properly, are quite small overall, and smaller than > their stripped Debian cousins, if there is a virus it can't be very large or > complex. > > Charles Steinkuehler > http://lrp.steinkuehler.net > http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
