Monday, October 31, 2011

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Dangerous Linux Virus

 

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 12:41:31AM -0400, dvdpst wrote:

> > I know this has been posted before, but it bears repeating.
> >
> > There is a dangerous Linux virus on the loose. It works like this.
> >
> > 1. su to root
> > 2. Change to the root directory

> > 3. type "rm -fr" and press enter.

> And just what is the name of that so-call virus? If you have to do the
> steps you said, you would be kicking yourseft, not the virus. And I take
> it, this comes in an e-mail telling you to do the steps to remove the
> so-call virus.

Errm, for those who aren't native English speakers, perhaps it's not
clear. It's a joke. It's (the joke, not the virus), has been around
for years, often insulting various ethnic groups, as well as blondes,
basically, any group that has had a reputation for unintelligence.

The other version, for Windows users is, you have received the (insert
group you wish to insult here.)

Pleaes remove random files from your computer.

--
Scott Robbins
PGP keyID EB3467D6
( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 )
gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6

Buffy: You're a vampire. Oh, I'm sorry. Was that an offensive
term? Should I say undead American?

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