VNUNet: Jac Virus Targets Linux | Linux Today

VNUNet: Jac Virus Targets Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 13, 2002

[ Thanks to David for this link.
]

“Virus watchers have reported the rare sighting of a new strain
affecting the Linux platform.

“The Jac virus follows the recent trend of infrequent Linux
infecting malware, as the first to hit the platform in three
months.

“Jac infects the Linux binary files in the Linux Executable and
Linking Format that exist in the same directory as the
virus…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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