Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 12, 2006 06:15 AM
As I understand it, the file only infects executables in ELF format in the same directory as the "virus". Any normally configured Linux install will<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/not/ have crucial executables writable by a normal user. The only executables a user should have access to are self-made programs. If these get infected, it's nothing more than an annoyance--the user probably has the source still and just has to recompile.
Of course, eventually there'll be something that writes to non-executable files. However, these probably won't have the executable bit set. Thus, it is not a virus and [insert correct term for malware that doesn't replicate but makes trouble nonetheless].
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 12, 2006 06:15 AMOf course, eventually there'll be something that writes to non-executable files. However, these probably won't have the executable bit set. Thus, it is not a virus and [insert correct term for malware that doesn't replicate but makes trouble nonetheless].
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