Ron Johnson wrote: > If $(HOME)/bin were first in your $PATH, then a malicious user or > app that has write access to your account, then they could put > sabotaged versions of common apps into $(HOME)/bin and do all sorts > of nasty things to you.
If a malicious user has write access to your home directory, then you have already lost; there are much easier ways to screw with your $HOME than going to the bother of creating trojaned programs in ~/bin. -- see shy jo
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