My first Linux virus?
2007-09-08 21:00:05Wondering around my Linux filesystem I found a weird directory in /home Ok, I thought, I didn't create that. If it's a virus, it's the most stupid virus in existence, but, we never know. Anyway, The Oracle would know the answer Searching for mrtstub, the first hit is directly from the enemy's site. Not too far I found the origin:"mrtstub is part of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. It is responsible for copying mrt.exe to the correct location and launching it".
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