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Date:      Wed, 20 May 1998 15:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Stunt Pope <markjr@shmOOze.net>
To:        Emmanuel Gravel <egravel@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Virus on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980520152135.markjr@shmOOze.net>
In-Reply-To: <3562A6DB.3412BC8B@elr346.ateng.az.honeywell.com>

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On 20-May-98 Emmanuel Gravel wrote:
> I haven't heard of a virus made for a Unix-like OS before, but I'm 
> wondering if this can be an issue with FreeBSD (or Linux for that
> matter).  I'm saying this since they both run on the most common
> platform there is today, the PC.  I know most virii were writen for
> DOS-like OS's, but it's my impression that the common point between
> both machines is the hardware.
> 
> Can anyone either clear this for me, or point me in the right direction
> for some info?
>

Checkout the Bugtraq archives, and search on "linux virus", there was
one released last summer or so, mainly as an exercise IIRC. Can't
remember the name of it though.

(http://www.geek-girl.com/bugtraq/)
 
-mark

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