Re: PHP.Pirus

it wasn't so much a "Oh god watch out" type of e-mail, but mopre a look what they've done now type of thing. To me this virus ranks right up there with the php irc server I heard of a while back.. (accidently sent from my work account "Matt, Tech Support") Matt "Trollboy" Wiseman www.shoggoth.net/trollboy.jpg Trollboy@shoggoth.net "I wish the world had one throat!!" -Al Bundy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Lavigne" <jlavigne@stonecroft.net> To: "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@php.net> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:08 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP.Pirus > I think it is funny. It could make a mess of your system but it could also > open you up to the world. As soon as you get "infected" you will no longer > be in charge of your files. Sneaky. > > Anyways, like you said, this is one of those "You must infect yourself to be > infected" so not to worry. > > Jay > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus@php.net> > To: "Matt, Tech Support" <mjw@defnet.com> > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net>; <phpslash-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP.Pirus > > > > This has been there for a while, and it is silly. If you are executing > > random executables on your web server then you are in trouble anyway. The > > fact that this thing inserts some stuff into PHP files that might later > > screw up your system is irrelevant. The executable that does this > > insertion might as well go and do this same damage. > > > > -Rasmus > > > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Matt, Tech Support wrote: > > > > > You knew it HAD to happen... > > > > > > > > > http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/php.pirus.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >