Strange files (probably linux virus?) found in flash drives

[arshad]

may be the mods deleted the file i added two screenshot

On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 10:02 +0100, Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:

> On Wed, November 18, 2009 22:33, arshad wrote:
> > hi all,
> > i mounted my flash drive in two different points. and if i access the
> > drive through each point i see strange two files in each point. screen
> > shot added. please tell me what the problem is:
> >
> > at point one:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > at point two:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm sorry but I didn't see any screen shot.
> You should know that I read the mails in Squirrelmail, and it presents
> them as text-only. So if your screen shots were attached, I'd have to take
> an extra action and I just cannot be bothered. Please make it easy for me
> to help you.
> 
> The best thing that you can do, is upload your screenshots to one of the
> free image sharing websites. I often use Twitpic, but any other will do.
> 
> It is also nice to give an indication of file size. Some Ubuntu users live
> in 3rd world countries with slow dialup links.
> 
> 
> Could you do an "ls" on the flash drives? Go to a console and type:
> 
> ls -al /media/flash
> 
> Substitute /media/flash with your actual mount point.
> Reply to this list with the result. If the result is too big, (use common
> sense) then put it on pastebin.com (or any other pastebin site). Clean up
> for privacy sensitive stuff.
> 
> 
> Next, do a "file" on the suspicious file. This is to determine the file type:
> 
> file /media/file/suspicious_file
> 
> Post back to the list.
> 
> 
> Next, do a "cat" on the file to see what is inside:
> 
> cat /media/flash/suspicious_file
> 
> If the output is all gobblygook, ignore it. But if it is readable plain
> text, report back.
> 
> 
> That's all the info that I need for now.
> It's very unlikely that you have a linux virus.
> 
> 
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