[Cialug] New Virus Exploit

[Bryan Baker]

Yeah, on windows all you have to do is play one of those new Sony CDs.

On Nov 3, 2005, at 11:51 AM, David Champion wrote:
> IMHO the biggest problem with Windows viruses is that 99% of Windows 
> users (at least in the home / small business arena) run with 
> Administrator privileges, which makes life easy for virus writers.
>
> On a *nix system where you're running as a "normal" user most of the 
> time, they have to be a lot craftier, and find something like a buffer 
> overflow exploit of a service to be able to run at a privileged level 
> and install a rootkit.
>
> -dc
>
> Jerry Weida wrote:
>> All I have to say is wow.
>> On 11/3/05, Stuart Thiessen <sthiessen at passitonservices.org> wrote:
>>> Did you guys read about this? I was surprised to learn about this new
>>> virus exploit.
>>>
>>> FYI ...
>>> http://www.security.ithub.com/article/
>>> Virus+Scanners+Made+Moot+by+New+Exploit/164278_1.aspx?
>>> kc=ewnws110305dtx1k0000599
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Stuart
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