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Re: does virus ELF.OSF.8759 affect debian?



On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 13:46, 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.

Man, I try to be a honnest individual, I hope I don't deserve something
like that !

..., Is there such a thing has a 100% safe source for binaries ?

> 
> Marcin
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