Korean Mozilla Binaries Infected

Magnus writes "Korean distributions of Mozilla and Thunderbird for Linux were infected with Virus.Linux.RST.b. This virus searches for executable ELF files in the current and /bin directories and infects them. It also contains a backdoor, which downloads scripts from another site, and executes them, using a standard shell."

So let me get this straight...

[SpocksLoveChild]

it's a virus?... for linux? I'm sorry but just don't understand the situation?

6 stories down on the front page

[ifwm]

"Mozilla hits back at browser security claim"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Ha.

[Anonymous Coward]

So much for OSS security. Show me one instance of this happening to Microsoft...

Oh, wait.

Korean Mozilla Binaries Infected

[Anonymous Coward]

Birdflu ?

This proves ...

[Anonymous Coward]

This proves that Linux is teh suck!
Or, it might actually prove that people who log in and use Linux as the root user on a habitual basis deserve whatever they have coming to them.

Survey says...

[Ingolfke]

Steve Balmer is going to have a good day today.

Poor Koreans... Again...

[dtfinch]

First the unofficial Korean Mozilla site in July, and now long obsolete versions of the Korean Mozilla (not Firefox) and Korean Thunderbird builds. I doubt anyone was infected, nor was that likely the intent, especially given the old, neither stable nor current, version numbers, but one thing is clear. Someone out there really doesn't like Koreans.

Re:So let me get this straight...

[Anonymous Coward]

No worries. That is common for most slashdot readers.

In Korea....

[Spy Handler]

only old people get infected

The obvious

[floop]

I can't believe Microsoft didn't do this sooner.

North Korea?

[killtherat]

Do you think we can blame this on the North Korean Hacker army we've been hearing about [slashdot.org]?

Added by the Magnificent Kim himself?

[twain]

Maybe the perp behind was the magnificent and dear chairman Kim Jong-Il himself? I really can't think of anyone else clever enough with skills mad skillz to pull it off.

Re:No, no, no... Windows is as secure.

[arkanes]

No, Windows is more secure because you can't write to a binary thats being executed or has been loaded by another process. Viruses can only infect your system files if you reboot!

It must be said....

[AvantLegion]

In Korea, only old people use prebuilt binaries.

See, Windows is more secure

[doublem]

See! Windows and IE ARE more secure!!!

MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

The larger number of exploits in Firefox is just the tip of the ice berg!

Open Source, you are going DOWN!

And I for one, welcome our new DRM laden overlords.

Oh, wait, they're not NEW overlords, they've been the overlords for a few decades now.

Well, I welcome them anyway.

It's about freaking time...

[ndogg]

It's about freaking time virus writers started supporting Linux and Mozilla...

Err, wait...

Re:Mozilla.co.kr

[rxmd]

The Mozilla foundation needs to pursue strong, immediate public action against NKing.com, holders of the mozilla.co.kr domain. Using the Mozilla name connotes official status, and they are trashing it badly.

I suggest that the Mozilla foundation registers mozilla.co.kp instead and continues to release official binaries only there. I knew these two Koreas had to be good for something ;)

Re:Secure..

[runderwo]

That's why you keep your home directory on a RAID, duh! :)