From: "Joshua Brindle" <JBrindle@snu.edu>
To: <william.r.kutz@lmco.com>, <selinux@tycho.nsa.gov>
Subject: Re: A New Virus
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:11:46 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sac2fc61.090@my.snu.edu> (raw)
It seems to me that for this virus to be able to infect linux executables from within windows you must have a umsdos partition. What if you have an ext2 partition and are dual booting? I don't think this virus could affect you. It's really sad that this virus is claimed to be the only windows/linux virus, I wouldn't really call it much of a linux virus since the only way it circumvents filesystem permissions and access controls is to run from within windows.
Joshua Brindle
UNIX Administrator
SNU
>>> "Kutz, William R" <william.r.kutz@lmco.com> 03/29/01 07:13AM >>>
There are reports of a new virus that infects both Windows and Linux
platforms:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010327/wr/virus_winux_dc_1.html
As the popularity of Linux grows, this will become more of the norm, and it
would be interesting to know if a standard configuration of selinux is more
capable of withstanding & controlling the infection and subsequent
propagation of the virus. Real world examples like this can go a long way
toward demonstrating the value of the security features prominent in systems
like selinux.
Keep up the good work; I think this is a call that we clearly need more
contributions like that provided by the team at NSA.
Bill
Bill Kutz
M&DS Lockheed Martin
william.r.kutz@lmco.com
610-354-7149
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next reply other threads:[~2001-03-29 15:12 UTC|newest]
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2001-03-29 15:11 Joshua Brindle [this message]
2001-03-29 23:12 ` A New Virus Albert D. Cahalan
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2001-03-29 13:13 Kutz, William R
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