Subject: Re: Sendmail Virus Question
From: Joshua J.Kugler (isd@as.uaf.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 18 2002 - 09:44:59 AKDT
No worries. This is linux. Windows viruses can't affect Linux in any way,
shape, or form. Well, kind of. A really bad virus could fill up your
send/recieve polls, causing a DoS, but it will not affect the integrity of
the machine.
j----- k-----
On Thursday 18 April 2002 09:30, bupdegraff wrote:
> Folks,
>
> We are using Norton Antivirus Enterprise Edition which is centrally
> administered through our NT 4.0 server. Our E-Mail service is provided
> through our Sun Microsystems Cobalt Qube3 Internet Appliance running Linux
> which presumably uses Sendmail for the mail server.
>
> This morning, one of my users received the message below:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: postmaster@mailserv.directserv.com
> [mailto:postmaster@mailserv.directserv.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:13 PM
> To: hbowerman@akbible.edu
> Subject: MDaemon Warning - Virus Found
>
> The following message had attachment(s) which contained viruses:
>
> From : hbowerman@akbible.edu
> To : alaskaair@mailserv.directserv.com
> Subject : Re:so cool a flash,enjoy it
> Date : Wed, 17 Apr 2002 22:13:06 -0800 (AKDT)
> Message-ID: <200204180613.g3I6D6C17876@iris.slb.nwc.acsalaska.net>
>
> Attachment Virus name Action taken
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>- --
> cf3232932515.att Exploit.IFrame.FileDownloadRemoved
> MAKE2.pif I-Worm.Klez.h Removed
>
>
> My question concerns the Qube3. Do you think the Qube3 itself has become
> infected? I have no anti-virus software on the Qube3. Am I leaving myself
> exposed? Any advice? I am virtually certain that the Windows98 clients on
> my network are not infected.
>
> -Bill
>
> Bill Updegraff
> Computer Systems Administrator
> Alaska Bible College
> PO Box 289
> Glennallen, AK 99588
> bupdegraff@akbible.edu
> 907-822-3201 Ext. 228
> 907-822-5027(FAX)
> www.cvinternet.net/~wupdegraff
>
>
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