On Wednesday 09 January 2002 10:41, macky wrote: > Monday 7th January 2002 2:55pm > > Linux OS facing Trojan attack > > > Virus warning hits the open source community... > > > Security experts are warning companies of a Linux virus variant. > > The virus has similarities to a virus bearing the Remote Shell Trojan > (RST), > > discovered in October last year, according to security newsgroup > SecurityFocus. It is designed > only to attack systems running Linux OS. > > > Once the virus, titled RST.b which spreads via email, has gained a foothold > in the system, > it installs a back door Trojan which tries to achieve root access > privileges and gain access > to all information on the network. > The main difference to the October version is that the variant virus tries > to communicate > with the attacked machine from a different IP address and it has different > operating protocols > to the original version of the RST. > > Companies worried about the virus should update their anti-virus software.
... maybe you mean "companies worried about the virus should practice more common-sense system administration". ... like NOT reading email as root. hth, -eric -- �.--. �Enrique D. Rosel II ( () ) Q Linux Solutions, Inc. �`--\\ A Philippine Open Source Solutions Co. �http://www.q-linux.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
