first Linux/windoze virus

[Burns MacDonald]

From: "Susan Macchia" <susan at smacchia.net>
> >
> >Is it just me, or is there no explanation of how it is spread?>
> >
> >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html

I have some serious doubts about this whole thing - too many things just
don't add up.

1) First, they don't give a detailed account of the mechanics of this
supposed virus, what files and processes it affects and how.

2) This is supposedly based on the Win32 virus - that virus, by definition,
can only attack Windows derivatives and related applications.

3) If it attacks linux, which means it can attack an operating environment
that is POSIX compliant and has SysV-derived structures, why is it described
as NOT affecting Unix?

4) Why do I get a complete blank when I search for "simile" at www.cert.org?

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burns