On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 07:46:22PM +0200, Marcin Owsiany wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 06:24:01PM +0200, Narancs v1 wrote:
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > I've read a srtange info at
> > http://www3.ca.com/Virus/Virus.asp?ID=11513
> > 
> > is it true?
> > can it infect my debian systems? (woody, sid, potato)?
> > how?
> 
> If you run an infected file - yes. Otherwise - i don't think so (they
> don't say if it exploits any vulnerabilities other than user's
> stupidity/ignorance).
> 
> Basically, if you run binaries from an unsafe source, you get what you
> deserve.

And another reason not to run as root...

-B

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