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Linux virus alert (Internet Week article)
- Subject: Linux virus alert (Internet Week article)
- From: Lkg <Lkg.nyc>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 02:18:37 -0500
- Reply-To: babel-list
- Sender: owner-babel-list
*** To anyone who might have Linux systems ***
SANS Detects Dangerous Linux Worm
The SANS Institute's Global Incident Analysis Center uncovered a dangerous new
worm Friday that appears to be
spreading across the Internet.
The Lion worm scans the Internet looking for Linux computers with a known vulne
rability. The worm then steals
the password file, sending it to a China.com site. The worm reportedly installs
other hacking tools and
forces the infected machine to scan the Internet looking for other victims, acc
ording to SANS security
experts. The worm also kills the syslogd file so the logging on the system can'
t be trusted. --Rutrell Yasin
Read about how to detect the worm:
http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eC8T0Bd4te0V30MBeb