Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:22:29 -0700 (PDT) From: twig les <twigles@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux/Windows Virus Message-ID: <20020611192229.67216.qmail@web10105.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200206111540.g5BFeBGn080095@cwsys.cwsent.com>
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I have a question that (to me) seems interesting.... I enabled Linux emulation to run Netscape and maybe a couple of things in the future. This cross-platform proof-of-concept (which is all this seems to be) may open the door for future work that could nail me. Is this a threat? I'm not crying wolf by any means, but I'm also not a developer; I'm not clueless, but I'm not a pro. So I can't assess this risk the way a pro could. --- Cy Schubert - CITS Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> wrote: > In message <20020610131600.B26376@cowbert.2y.net>, > "Peter C. Lai" > writes: > > Will this thing propagate via FreeBSD ELF > binaries, or just > > cause a headache because it mucks up the binary > making it unable to run? > > Symantec lists systems not affected as Unix, of > which BSD is a true one. > > No propagation. > > I would think just a headache. > > I would think that any system that can Linux or > Windows binaries would > have an exposure. > > In the risk assessment I sent to my management > yesterday, I assessed > the overall risk from this virus at negligible. > Let's not get > concerned about it, just keep your eyes open. > > > -- > Cheers, Phone: > 250-387-8437 > Cy Schubert Fax: > 250-387-5766 > Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Email: > Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca > Open Systems Group, CITS > Ministry of Management Services > Province of BC > FreeBSD UNIX: cy@FreeBSD.org > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of > the message ===== ----------------------------------------------------------- Only failures don't include failing in their plans ----------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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