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Unix Shell-Scripting Malware

Posted by timothy on from the one-day-it-will-get-bad dept.

sheriff_p writes: "Virus Bulletin are running an article on Unix shell scripting malware, citing a 'zeitgeist' of interest in *nix malware following the release of {Win32/Linux}/Simile.D. The article looks at possible infection methods, possible actions the virus could take, and at a couple of real-world examples..."

3 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Unix is behind the times again! by TweeKinDaBahx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Isn't that special?

    I can write a shell script as root to create a super-user account, delete everything installed, format, and reboot the computer. IT MUST BE A VIRUS!!!

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  2. *TWEEET* by nosferatu-man · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    That's a five minute major for Misusing A Big Word Trying To Sound Smarter Than You Are.

    'jfb

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  3. linux virus has it's own virus environment by iamafreeman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just put up webpages and suggest people view them with netscape 4

    It is bound to randomly crash / use up 99.9% processor time / force them to hard quite Xwindows

    It's almost as nice as outlook viruses and it is more random.