Waitaminnit!!! I remember something like this as a "proof-of-concept" type of thing from last year. A google search returned this: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42672,00.html
Logic7 http://www.geocities.com/labwerx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bornath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [expert] A Linux Virus on the loose. > On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 13:42 -0500, J. Craig Woods wrote: > > Sevatio wrote: > > > > > > The worst part is listening to mainstream news talk about the > > > hopelessness of protecting against viruses and internet-borne attacks > > > while not mentioning a word about how Linux can make this a mute point. > > > > > > Sevatio > > > > > > > Sevatio, > > > > I couldn't agree with you more. This is the "Great Secret" that > > Micro$oft, Symantec, and many other big software companies, work so hard > > to keep secret. Just consider what they stand to lose, in revenue, if > > more people understood how Linux protects them against so many of the > > everyday exploits that MicroThrash is prone to. > > > > Long live the penquin, > > drjung > > It's not THAT easy. Sure there are a lot of ppl who would change their > home and office OS if they (or their bosses) knew more about the > alternative to M$. > > But there is the majority of real dumb ppl. I remember a case where a > lady in USA won a liability case against a manufacturer of microwave > ovens because the manual of the oven did not state explicitely that you > must not put your cat in the oven for drying after a rainy day. She > sucked millions of $$ from the manufacturer just because he did not be > aware of dumb folks like her. > > Same with a lot of virus damages. Everybody who can read or just listen > to the radio or tv should know that he MUST not open unwanted mails with > attachments. Alas, they do and complain about the bad boys. > > In Germany we have a big issue right now about so-called 'hidden > Dialers'. When you surf to special sites (mostly porn sites) it can > happen, that the site offers free access. You just have to DL a 'special > software' to access the site. In reality this software is a dialer which > changes your DialUpNetwork phone numbers to a so-called 0190-number. > THose numbers charge up to 3,60 EURO per minute and some even charge > several hundreds of EURO per dial! The fees are debited with your phone > bill by German Telekom. > > This is widely known in Germany by now. But what do ppl do? They keep on > downloading 'Free Access' dialers and if charged they run to the police > and complain for fraud! > > Those ppl will not be cured by another OS. > > wobo > -- > Registered Linux User 228909 Powered By Mandrake Linux sum(8.1+0.1) > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Microsoft, Windows, Bugs, Lacking Features, IRQ Conflicts, System > Crashes, Non-Functional Multitasking and The Blue Screen of Death > ("BSOD") are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, > Washington, USA. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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