Messages in this thread | | | From | Gene Heskett <> | Subject | Re: possible viri in tarballs? | Date | Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:24:59 -0500 |
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On Wednesday 05 February 2014, Gene Heskett wrote: >Greetings; > >I recently brought a daily system scan by clamscan back to life, and its >emailing me this: > >/home/gene/src/linux-3.8.2/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.12.6/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.8.3/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.12.9/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.4.36/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.0.69/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND >/home/gene/src/linux-3.2.40/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.txt: >MBL_400944.UNOFFICIAL FOUND > >Repeat for several other kernel trees. >FP or ?? > >Cheers, Gene
Someone thought its an FP, so I took this to the clamav list and got some links, it is a highest threat Password revealer first seen by
<http://www.threatexpert.com/reports.aspx?find=PSWTool.Win32.PassViewer.av&x=11&y=9>
on 12/07/2011.
Over on <http://www.malwarepatrol.net/cgi/search.pl?id=400944>
You will see more history.
So that file needs sanitized. I was under the impression that a file with the .txt extension was supposed to be pure ascii text, but its loaded to the gills with some sort of markup crap. And I have at least 20 copies of it.
Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
NOTICE: Will pay 100 USD for an HP-4815A defective but complete probe assembly.
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