Re: mozilla security: hangs after clicking on binary file
Apparently, _H. S._, on 22/08/05 18:39,typed:
> Hi,
>
> Due to the various sshd dictionary (apparent) attacks I have been
> observing in my syslog, I tried a little seach on what script or worm or
> bot is doing this and discovered this site:
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~krispykringle/sshnotes.txt
>
> When I click on sshf on this url:
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~krispykringle/ssh_kits/ssh/ , mozilla seems to
> hang. I waited for a few seconds and then killed mozilla and used wget
> to download the ssf file.
>
> The file seems to be:
> $> file sshf
> sshf: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for
> GNU/Linux 2.0.0, statically linked, not stripped
>
>
> Just being paranoid, but why would mozilla hang on when I click on sshf
> link on the above URL? Or is it just waiting to do something? The CPU
> load monitor shows high load. Hopefully I haven't shot myself in the boot :)
>
> ->HS
>
Apologies for the incomplete info and for hasty email:
1. Given a few more seconds, the binary is actually loaded in the
Mozilla window. It is not actually running --- so I was just being paranoid.
2. Running Mozilla 1.7.8-1sarge1 on Testing, 2.6.11 kernel.
->HS
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