__/ [ Jim ] on Tuesday 22 May 2007 15:00 \__
> Doug Mentohl came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a moment
> ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
>
>> How it spreads: Infected files, Chat programs
>>
>> http://sophos.com/security/analyses/sbbadbunnya.html
>
> ...whaddya know, the only AV firm that has /any/ info on this worm is
> Sophos... makes me wonder...
Seen it earlier. "low" severity. Proof of concept. No exploits in the wild.
It's cute. Like all those "iPod virus" headlines, with Linux running some
program upon the user's request.
If they want to find /real/ holes they should look at
<strikeout>Microsoft's</strikeout> Novell's 'enhanced' edition of
OpenOffice, which only runs in Windows.
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