Thank you. On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Ben Barrett <stircrazy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm afraid that statement is simply not true, Ed! > Malware developers work on MANY platforms, ranging from handheld devices to > power-plant-control systems. > Windows may still be the primary target platform, but *certainly* not the > only one!! > There exists malware for Linux, and for OS X, etc. Malware tries to be > invisible, which may be why you haven't "seen" it. > Where there's a profit (and power-and-control as well as "intelligence" can > be profitized), there's a motive... > > BenB > > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Edward Craig <epcr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, Windows is the only platform malware authors develop for. When >> they get around to Linux we'll know Linux has arrived. I have never >> seen malware, myself, but I've been using non-Windows PCs since 1997. >> >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 13:28, Timothy J. Wiley <tjwi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > So you're implying that only Windows is currently vulnerable to attacks? >> > Wow. >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:04 PM, <abr...@peak.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> Neither. I am talking about the next generation infection which >> >> installs a VM under your OS. There has been talk of this for >> >> a while, but so far as I know none yet exists. But installing >> >> in the MBR is a critical element of any such VM infection. >> >> -- >> >> Allen Brown abrown at peak.org >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ >> >> A bug is a test case you haven't written yet. --- Mark Pilgrim >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Timothy J. Wiley" <tjwi...@gmail.com> >> >> To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <euglug@euglug.org> >> >> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:47:59 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Bot infection stored in MBR >> >> >> >> >> >> Vulnerable to what? This particular infection or infections in general? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:04 AM, < abr...@peak.org > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> This seems like a small step away from booting into a virtual >> >> machine. At that point all OSs are vulnerable, not just >> >> Windoze. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Allen Brown abrown at peak.org >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ >> >> Plug-and-Play is really nice, unfortunately it only works 50% of the >> >> time. To be specific the "Plug" almost always works. ---unknown source >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Mr O" < notanathe...@yahoo.com > >> >> To: abr...@peak.org , "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" < >> >> euglug@euglug.org > >> >> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:46:53 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Bot infection stored in MBR >> >> >> >> Nothing new here. Move along. >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On Thu, 6/30/11, Allen Brown < abr...@peak.org > wrote: >> >> >> >> > From: Allen Brown < abr...@peak.org > >> >> > Subject: [Eug-lug] Bot infection stored in MBR >> >> > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" < euglug@euglug.org > >> >> > Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 10:34 AM >> >> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805 >> >> > -- >> >> > Allen Brown abrown at peak.org >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ >> >> > Is there another word for synonym? --- >> >> > George Carlin >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EUGLUG mailing list >> >> euglug@euglug.org >> >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EUGLUG mailing list >> >> euglug@euglug.org >> >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EUGLUG mailing list >> >> euglug@euglug.org >> >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > EUGLUG mailing list >> > euglug@euglug.org >> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Edward P. Craig >> "Think this through with me. Let me know your mind" Hunter/Garcia >> _______________________________________________ >> EUGLUG mailing list >> euglug@euglug.org >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >> > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >
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