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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug McGarrett wrote:
> For those dual booting, or otherwise running Windows, I got this message
> on my Linux (only) machine:
>
> [18:25:52] Update ®: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
> =============================
>  
> ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
> malware on your computer !
>  
> Affected Software:
>  
> Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
> Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
> Microsoft Windows 2000
> Microsoft Windows XP
> Microsoft Windows Win98
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>  
> Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
> Unexpected shutdowns
>  
> Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair
> utility immediately
>  
> Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
> Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.
>  
> http://www.updatew.org/?q=scan
>
> ****************************************************
> I wouldn't dare run this on this Linux machine, nor especially on my 
> Windows machine.  (It would be interesting to see what it would make 
> of SuSE, but I don't think I'm going to find out!)


Check this code snippet from the page's embedded script
and its sophisticated method for finding infected files:

I never realized that random number generators were
so useful!

if(parseInt(Math.random() * 100) == 5)
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                                                {  
     if(parseInt(Math.random() * 10) <= 5)
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                {
                        meminfectedcount      += 1;
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                };
                objinfectedcount  += 1;
                infected.innerHTML = '<img
                        src="images/shieldred.gif"
                        align="absmiddle"
                        width="17" height="19"> '
                        + objinfectedcount
                        + ' items detected, '
                        + meminfectedcount
                        + ' issues found';
                button.style.visibility = 'visible';
        };

        if(parseInt(Math.random() * 100) == 5)
        {                                                                          
     if(parseInt(Math.random() * 10) <= 5)
        {
        meminfectedcount1      += 1;
        };
        objinfectedcount1  += 1;
                                                                                
infected1.innerHTML =
                '<img src="images/shieldred.gif"
                align="absmiddle" width="17" height="19"> '
                + objinfectedcount1
                + ' items detected, '
                + meminfectedcount1
                + ' issues found';
        button1.style.visibility = 'visible';
        };


> --doug
>  
> Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides.
> --A.M. Greeley

It's very true.
I spent a year in Baghdad in that exact position.




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