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[linux-security] Re: Linux virus

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aleph One)
Thu Feb 6 19:57:57 1997

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Date: 	Thu, 6 Feb 1997 17:57:18 -0600
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From: Aleph One <aleph1@DFW.NET>
To: BUGTRAQ@netspace.org
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.SUN.3.94.970204120242.26570B@dfw.dfw.net> from "Aleph One"
              at Feb 4, 97 12:02:42 pm

Aleph One seems to have said:
>
> ugh :)
>
> Today I became infected with the bliss virus, any info on this would be
> appreciated!  How do I scan for files infected and is it possible to
> remove it?  I first noticed the infection when running a program (not as
> root) messages flashed on the screen about transversing directories and
> such.  The program (gimp) had been working fine since I downloaded the
> binary for gimp from their main site.  The gimp people told me they have
> not been receiving complaints their binaries are infected, so something
> else must be the source.
>
> Here are a few lines from the infected file:
>

        Note from Chengi (Jimmy) Kuo of McAfee Associates:

If they download the Linux scanner, and download the DAT file from
http://beta.mcafee.com/public/datafiles

And use the two together, they will be able to detect Bliss.  It
will be called: LINUX/HLLO.17892 (BLISS).

Please forward this information to the mail group.

Jimmy

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Jim Dennis,                                info@mail.starshine.org
Proprietor,                          consulting@mail.starshine.org
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