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Korean Mozilla Binaries Infected

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the caught-with-their-pants-down dept.

Magnus writes "Korean distributions of Mozilla and Thunderbird for Linux were infected with Virus.Linux.RST.b. This virus searches for executable ELF files in the current and /bin directories and infects them. It also contains a backdoor, which downloads scripts from another site, and executes them, using a standard shell."

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  1. So let me get this straight... by SpocksLoveChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    it's a virus?... for linux? I'm sorry but just don't understand the situation?

    1. Re:So let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      No worries. That is common for most slashdot readers.

  2. Ha. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    So much for OSS security. Show me one instance of this happening to Microsoft...

    Oh, wait.

  3. Korean Mozilla Binaries Infected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Birdflu ?

  4. Re:No, no, no... Windows is as secure. by arkanes · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, Windows is more secure because you can't write to a binary thats being executed or has been loaded by another process. Viruses can only infect your system files if you reboot!

  5. See, Windows is more secure by doublem · · Score: 4, Funny

    See! Windows and IE ARE more secure!!!

    MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

    The larger number of exploits in Firefox is just the tip of the ice berg!

    Open Source, you are going DOWN!

    And I for one, welcome our new DRM laden overlords.

    Oh, wait, they're not NEW overlords, they've been the overlords for a few decades now.

    Well, I welcome them anyway.

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    "Live Free or Die." Don't like it? Then keep out of the USA
  6. It's about freaking time... by ndogg · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's about freaking time virus writers started supporting Linux and Mozilla...

    Err, wait...

    --
    // file: mice.h
    #include "frickin_lasers.h"