Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:03:49 -0500: In attempt to throw the authorities off his
trail, Bill Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> transmitted:

> How do you target linux. Everyone runs so much different stuff.

Not only that, but for a VB-style virus to propogate on Linux, you'd need to
intervene as a user. In the Windows world, it's easy to click on
"anna-kournikova.exe" and infect half the planet since everything runs in user
space.

Here's the same thing on Linux:

$ cp "anna-kournikova.exe" ~/virus_breeding_ground
$ chmod +x ~/virus_breeding_ground/anna-kournikova.exe
$ ~/virus_breeding_ground/anna-kournikova.exe

Launching nasty virus...
Updating system files
Error: Cannot overwrite system files. Make sure you're running this virus as
root.

(silly me!)

$ su root
Enter password: 

% ./virus_breeding_ground/anna-kournikova.exe

Launching nasty virus...
Updating system files
Error: Cannot locate Soffice Address Book files. Please install Soffice
Address Book(hmmm...)

% /downloads/soffice_5.2.bin

no such file or directory

(shit!)

% chmod +x /downloads/soffice_5.2.bin

...etc!

- C

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