Re: [OT] Linux virus?

From: Mike Dresser (mdresser_l@windsormachine.com)
Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 14:06:04 EST


On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html
>
> Also, when you access the symantec site, you end up getting one
> of those persistent "Casino on the Net" advertisements that won't
> go away without disconnecting the network wire. Therefore, Symantec
> contributes to virii themselves.... Also, if you use M$ Exploder,
> check your "history" after accessing this site. You may find that
> you just accessed a bunch of porno sites, according to the history.

http://www.lavasoft.de

Get yourself a copy of ad-aware, and run it, to remove the spyware that is
installed on your machine.

I went to that address, definately no popup banner, nor anything new in my
history.

Mike

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