This is no Virus, you've been hacked. Check your system, 
especially your password & shadow files for new id's.

        __Rupesh__

On Wed, 2 May 2001, Simanta J Handique wrote:

:I was scanning my mail queue today when i came across a mail which was going
:to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"... The mail consisted of the output from the ifconfig
:command (which showed the IP address i was using when i was connected to
:VSNL), the entire /etc/passwd file and also the SHADOW PASSWORD file.
:Luckily the mail did not go out (or so i think). Is this a virus or
:something? And how did it get access to the files which can be accessed by
:root only. How can i stop it?


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