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. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org