It's misleading in another way also -- NT is NOT "operating system of choice for most
Internet servers" -- that distinction remains UNIX. Based on that falsehood, what else
is believable in the story?
> Kathy E. Gill
>
>
>
> From: John Stewart[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>
> Paul Mullen wrote:
> >
> > >[ The Security Professional | Lawrence D. Dietz ]
> > >----- First-Ever NT Server Virus Calls for Extra Vigilance -----
> > >This kind of hacker software can probably change algorithms as quickly as
> > >any user organization--so you ought to be prepared for the worst.
> > >
> > >http://www.iw.com/print/current/infrastructure/19990111-firstever.html
> >
> > The article begins:
> >
> > >For too long the end user community has assumed that most virus activity
> > >would reside in the Unix world. But the debut on Nov. 19, 1998, of a virus
> > >called Remote Explorer--the first known virus to attack Windows NT
> > >servers--should make every user take notice.
> > >
> > >NT is the operating system of choice for most Internet servers. It is also
> > >the touchstone for desktops and laptops reaching out over the Internet.
> > >Yet Microsoft has neither built nor certified the NT operating system as a
> > >hardened, secure product. In fact, many Internet-facilitated break-ins
> > >occur because NT systems are not configured or managed properly.
> >
> > I guess I'm in need of a little education here. I thought UNIX (and its
> > variants) was the OS of choice for Internet servers. And viruses being a
> > predominantly UNIX phenomenon?
>
>
> The "story" is somewhat mis-leading. The virus does not exploit any
> security vulnerabilities in the Windows NT operating system. For the
> virus to infect, it must be introduced to a Win NT server/workstation by
> a user with Admin privileges. This virus was inserted by someone with
> Administrator privileges.
>
>
>
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