[OT] - New virus?

Adam Kosmin akosmin at nyc.rr.com
Wed Sep 22 11:50:31 UTC 2004


" On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 16:59, Si Jones wrote:
" 
" > With you saying the file is sndmon32.exe, it seems like a windows
" > program and without trying to be funny but this is a Fedora Linux list.
" > 
" > I give up windows a while ago and don't really care what virus's are
" > speading on that platform!!!
" > 
" > So sorry to be negative but I think you will find that everyone else
" > won't care either!
" > 
" > Regards,
" > 
" > Simon Jones
" Actually, I fully expected to get at least one of these, from the list. 
" And here's my stock answer.  Yes, I am well aware it's a linux list. 
" I'm also well aware that _some_ people don't give a rat's hiney what
" happens in the Windows world.  HOWEVER, there are a lot (and I'm one of
" them) network and system administrators who use linux at work (ditto) as
" well as maintain a network of tens if not hundreds of Windows boxes. 
" This is kind of like saying, I'm left handed and if I get gangrene in my
" right hand who cares?  It's not my left and I only use my left.
" 
" And if you don't really care what happens in the Windows world and don't
" have anything useful to add to my question, then don't reply to it.  

I agree 100% with Simon and would advise you to direct these kinds of
messages to more appropriate lists like dshield or bugtraq. 

-- 

Adam Kosmin, RHCE, LPIC
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