__/ [ ed ] on Friday 06 April 2007 14:53 \__
> On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:53:07 +0100
> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 'Podloso cannot be launched automatically without user involvement.'
>>
>> 'the virus scans the device's hard disk and infects all
>> executable .elf format files'
>>
>> How does it get onto the iPod?
>>
>> Will it write to root owned files or is it restricted to /home
>> and /tmp like on most Linux systems.
>>
>> Will it execute from a noex partition
>>
>> Can we see a sample of this virus ..
>>
>> http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/06/044208
>
> it's not a real virus. it's more a sequence of actions the user has to
> perform to infect their self. it's not a remote exploit, it's not a
> vuln.
But the words 'virus' and 'ipod' in the same headline sure get a crowd, don't
they? Remember the Windows malware delivered with some iPods?
--
~~ Best wishes
everytime you say things like this i just think of that cult of people
who send around .doc files. i dont want to communicate with people who
talk in .doc format, but they do not wish to use something else, so
they discredit those without word. --Ed, c.o.l.a.
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