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SubjectRe: [masq] 1st virus in Linux :( (fwd)
> 
> McAfee (Nasdaq: MCAF), the world's leading vendor of anti-virus
> software, today announced that its virus researchers have discovered
> the first computer virus capable of infecting the Linux operating
> system.
>
Bullshit.

>
> The virus, which is called Bliss, is significant because many in the
> Unix industry have previously believed that viruses were not a concern
> to Unix operating system users.
>
Bullshit.
>
> We encourage concerned Linux users to download a free working
> evaluation copy of our VirusScan for LINUX, which can be used to
> detect the virus.
>
WARNING__WARNING__WARNING__WARNING__WARNING__WARNING__WARNING__WARNING
The reason why I discontinued the operation of a BBS System that had
been in operation for over 20 years was that this exact kind of shareware
was propagating virii.

Apparently McAfee finally found out how to install Linux on one of his
machines.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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Richard B. Johnson
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