On 02/16/2009 04:30 AM, Dave Sherohman wrote:
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 04:22:37PM -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:But neither of these help in case a stupid user receives an e-mail saying: Run 'sudo dpkg -i FreePornPics.deb to see <insert celebrity name here>'s secret sex tape'.No, but it still wouldn't get far because, unlike all the major Windows malware threats, this requires the user to do actual *typing* (eww! yuck!) instead of just going clicky-clicky or auto-running as soon as the message is previewed.
You have a point. However... Hooking file-roller into gksu and dpkg wouldn't be that hard. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that weren't already the case. -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification