Re: [newbie] help( i may have a virus in linux)

[Ronald J. Yacketta]

Dont worry it is not a virus!!
it is a dump file from a program that abnormaly aborted during its
execution (aka segv or segmetaion fault) you can delete them without any
harm to the system

 On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, David Cole wrote:

> I found a file in the root directory called core. its icon is round yellow
> with eyes and a tong sticking out. it was in the root dir. then it showed up
> on a disk I have used in linux.
>