Re: Spyware in Octave

[Wolfgang Schechinger]

Would one see that bug if one mounted the disk containing octave in unix and 
then ran a scan for the mentioned file?

Wolfgang

> 
> Joshua,
> 
> This is serious business.  I will look into it.  Which version of  
> Octave did you download, do you know?
> 
> T.Scofield
> 
> 
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 8:18 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> > My name is Josh Uitvlugt and I am in section B of Math 232.  I have  
> > recently discovered a piece of malicious spyware called "Look2me"  
> > hiding out in my Octave file directory.  This spyware monitors the  
> > websites you visit and uploads that information to its central  
> > server, but it is able to do so around most firewalls, and operates  
> > virtually undetectable.  This program can also reduce PC running  
> > speed significantly and cause numerous other problems.  It is  
> > possible that any number of you has also been exposed to this  
> > spyware, but I was only able to detect this program using System  
> > Mechanic.
> >
> > If any of you already have System Mechanic, then I would suggest  
> > running a scan.  If you don't, you can either wait and see if  
> > anyone else has this problem or download a free trial version of  
> > System Mechanic.  My System Mechanic was unable to remove the  
> > problem, but I was able to delete it manually by deleting all  
> > octave files on my computer.
> >
> > If anyone detects this problem or a similar problem hiding within  
> > the Octave files, please let me know by replying to this email.
> >
> > Thank you for reading, and I hope that this is only an isolated  
> > incident.
> >
> > Josh
> 
> Thomas L. Scofield
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Associate Professor
> Department of Mathematics and Statistics
> Calvin College
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 

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