[ubuntu-in] Problem (*.exe files Ubuntu India Local Community <ubuntu-in at lists.ubuntu.com>being created)

[Sriranga(77yrsold)]

 reg:inside every folder there was a file {foldername}.exe - kindly confirm
that inside every folder is of Windows XP and not linux?

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:22 PM, $reeHari <theneoindian at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try Nod32 beta for linux . It may clean it . not sure , but maybe . You can
> download it from http://beta.eset.com/ .
>
> 2010/6/20 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com>
>
> On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Rajat Khanduja <
>> rajatkhanduja13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I started using Ubuntu 9.10 in March'10...since then I've Windows on my
>>> comp as well...soon after, I noticed that inside every folder there was a
>>> file {foldername}.exe
>>
>>
>> This is a very common Virus which spreads through USB devices...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Initially I thought it was a "windows" virus...and tried to clean it up
>>> using McAffee ...but even though I'm using Ubuntu more often...I end up
>>> getting them back..and even without using Windows....
>>>
>>
>> I doubt it very much, but a small script written for a cross platform can
>> even run on Ubuntu but executable permissions will not be enabled by
>> default...
>>
>> But I still think, you should have got in Windows only, may be after
>> Macfee cleaned, the virus reran the program
>>
>> Can you share some more details, does the FAT/NTFS drives only have
>> {foldername}.exe or all the drives including Home (I doubt /root will be
>> affected)
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure its not normal for a ".exe" file to be created on its own in
>>> Ubuntu....what shall I do..I'm not using any antivirus..I've CLAMAV..but I
>>> don't know how to use the command-line version...
>>>
>>
>> You are right, no executable permissions will be given by default...
>>
>> May be you can Re-Install Windows XP if none of the Antivirus Software
>> applications able to clean those viruses...
>> I know this is the the last option, but I can't see any other solutions
>>
>> Others pour in your suggestions...
>>
>>
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