Hi Mukund,
>>>>> "mukund" == mukund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
mukund> To me it looks like an hoax and an attempt to install
mukund> Trojan. The author has not given how the virus will
mukund> spread?
Are you saying this after examining the code, or just intuition? I
haven't heard anything about this program being a trojan so far, and
if it were I'd definitely have got some news from BUGTRAQ or other
sources by now.
mukund> As simple file size check would detect the virus, why run
mukund> binaries from the author?
mukund> The author signs as
>> Regards, - anonymous
mukund> Should we believe him?
Why not? It's possible s/he's protecting her identity to avoid future
prosecution under the infamous DMCA. Maybe s/he's Dmitry's
sister/brother? :-)
mukund> I think this is an hoax, and do not run any binary to
mukund> detect the so called virus.
Again, some rationale for this would be useful. If you have
reasonable proof or doubt, let's let the world know.
mukund> Raju, I wish you should have checked the authenticity
mukund> before posting such stuff, which might create unnecessary
mukund> panic among the lister.
I did what I had to: released the advisory, and warned about the
authenticity. I work on the principle that other people are smart
enough not to do something which they're unsure of if they've been
explicitely warned in large type.
mukund> Regards, Mukund Deshmukh Beta Computronics Pvt. Ltd. Web
mukund> site - http://betacomp.com
Regards,
-- Raju
>> [Linux RST virus detector, cleaner and immuniser.
>>
>> WARNING: I haven't checked the code thoroughly enough to
>> positively state that it's not a trojan itself. Use at your
>> own risk.
>> [snip]
--
Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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