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To: WhiskeyX
This Linux and Apple vulnerability to Cryptolocker is confirmed by search engine results, which include reports from a number of other college or university computer labs.

Just did such a search and did not find this to be true. Also CERT claims systems affected are "Microsoft Windows systems running Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems."

106 posted on 12/29/2013 6:15:29 AM PST by Mycroft Holmes (<= Mash name for HTML Xampp PHP C JavaScript primer. Programming for everyone.)
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To: Mycroft Holmes

The computers affected by Cryptolocker at this college computer laboratory were Linux systems. I asked whether or not they were running WINE or anything like it, and the answer was no.


112 posted on 12/29/2013 6:55:05 AM PST by WhiskeyX ( provides a system for registering complaints about unfair broadcasters and the ability to request a)
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