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Re: security (malware) issues in Linux bases OSes



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.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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