Linux viruses (was Re: Organizing for ITEC)

[Chris Bier]

Leo Mauler wrote:
> Should a poster listing Linux viruses have anything
> more on it than a list of the Viruses?  The
> information on each virus varies from virus to virus,
> so it would be a little difficult to come up with
> common categories.
> 
> For example, "Bliss" is not found in the wild, but
> "Staog" was found in the wild in 1996.  The trouble is
> that the vulnerabilities exploited by "Staog" were
> quickly patched, so "Staog" has not been seen in the
> wild since 1996.  Security patches have resulted in a
> lot of these viruses no longer being able to infect
> modern Linux systems.
> 
> There are some interesting bits of trivia as well. 
> "Slapper" creates a P2P network of infected computers;
> "Cheese" causes problems itself, but it fixes some of
> the problems that the "Ramen" virus causes; and
> "Mighty" is a virus with a built-in IRC client, and
> uses IRC to spread itself around.
> 
> So what, if anything, should go on the poster in
> addition to the listed Linux viruses?

I think the virus thing should be dropped and we only have a positive
message.  Too much mud slinging this time of year. :-)

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