On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:26:17 -0500 Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 August 2003 02:54 pm, Michael Adams wrote: > > Any paranoids out there? Start worrying! > > > > http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100558.htm > > > > The rest of us will read this, shrug, and carry on as per normal aware that > > slim threats do exist on linux. No flames for scare mongering please. I > > thought it was an acceptable oddity, no more! > I read it and shrugged, but went looking for it anyway. Not found. One of the > IT guys at work who only knows windows told me that the worms had some effect > on linux, I said "I don't think so" and he replied that Symantec had shown > one of them effecting linux. So I went looking and all that came up was the > drdos, which is old and is part of the chkrootkit test. I can't convince him > that it was not a problem cause Symantec said it was. Oh well, you can lead a > horse to water........... Anyone seen any other indications that somebody > thinks one of the virus or worms was getting into linux? Yes worms have an effect on linux. The slow down the network. Beat their heads against the firewalls and fill your logs with dross. I think from reading this that this tool is seen as a threat because it can be used for DOS attacks. Not because it affects linux, although the host may be slowed sending out packets ;) -- Michael
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