Re: Unix Viruses. Are there any??

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From: Pete Hardie
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:50

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In article <1jotp8INNiu@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes:
>No, this assumes root has . at the FRONT of his/her path. This of course is
>extremely stupid and I believe covered in the FAQ.
>
>A scenerio like this assumes that the sysadmin is a pretty trusting person
>and probably already has large security holes in the system.

Or that the virus writer names the file 'sl' and waits for the hurried sysadmin
to browse the boobytrapped directory.

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From: phardie@nastar.uucp (Pete Hardie)
Subject: Re: Unix Viruses. Are there any??
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