Hello Kurt!
Mardi Avril 15 1997 09:28, Kurt Wismer wrote to Denis Moreaux:
 DM>> Has anyone information about Linux Viruses ? Which security
 DM>> hole they use, which payload they have, how to spot them,
 DM>> how to block them ?
 KW> the security hole bliss uses is - stupid super users... you can spot it
 KW> with mcafee's scan for linux...
So it isn't so dangerous... But, except from Mc Afee SCAN for linux (a great 
non-sense : an antivirus for 3 virii...), are there other ways to spot it ? 
(BTW I usually only install program from their C sources)
 DM>> Same question for Java viruses (if any) and Active X viruses (if any
 KW> no such thing as java viruses, only bad java applets... as for active x,
 KW> i've not heard of any viruses and i doubt there are any at present...
 KW> also, my understanding of active x is that they are supposed to be
 KW> electronically signed by the person who made them and if the sig isn't
 KW> there or isn't valid you simply don't use it... wonderful thing these
 KW> cryptographic protocols, no?
OK... There are only Bad applets... But how far can they go into the system 
(for both Javascripts, Java and Active X) ?
And, it's good to have an applet signed by his author... You must first get 
the signature from him !!!
Denis
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