[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: OT: new virus

To: silug-discuss@silug.org
Subject: Re: OT: new virus
From: Robert Citek <rwcitek@alum.calberkeley.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:20:17 -0600
In-Reply-To: <20040303223554.GC7819@osiris.silug.org>
Organization: Southern Illinois Linux Users Group
Reply-To: silug-discuss@silug.org
Sender: silug-discuss-owner@silug.org


On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 04:35  PM, Steven Pritchard wrote:
> I have to say that I'm mildly amused by the level of social
> engineering going on here though.
>
> Oh, and for the record, I only care because I find the extra email
> particularly annoying.  There's no Windows here...

Two points:
  - Linux/BSD users are not immune from social engineering.
  - e-mail is not the only way to transmit a virus

Regards,
- Robert


-
To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with
"unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.

References:
- OT: new virus
  - From: Steven Pritchard <steve@silug.org>

Prev by Date: Another round of viruses - encrypted this time
Next by Date: SCO - Why don't we just buy them out and shut them down
Prev by thread: OT: new virus
Next by thread: SCO versus Autozone
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread