Hi Paul
On Monday 14 December 2009 07:38:02 Paul Gear wrote:
> Just a quick follow-up from our previous discussions about viruses on
> Linux. This is why we still need to be careful:
>
> *
> http://digitizor.com/2009/12/10/ubuntu-malware-for-ddos-attack-found-in-scr
>eensaver/ *
> http://www.
Heh.
2009/12/15 db :
> You cannot just read the pre and post install instructions. If there
> is a compiled binary how are you going to know what it does ?
>
> It isn't that simple. If it was simple to know if a piece of software
> was dangerous antivirus companies would have a hard time :P
I thi
You cannot just read the pre and post install instructions. If there
is a compiled binary how are you going to know what it does ?
It isn't that simple. If it was simple to know if a piece of software
was dangerous antivirus companies would have a hard time :P
2009/12/14 Morgan Storey :
> to be
to be honest though you can do the same with most windows install
files, MSI's .exe's are usually just a zip of all the dll's, cab's and
exe's, even somtimes a few batch files and vbscripts. The average user
won't look inside their installers, and may not know what they are
looking at if they did.
On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 02:59 +, Paul wrote:
> Just a quick follow-up from our previous discussions about viruses on
> Linux. This is why we still need to be careful:
>
> *
> http://digitizor.com/2009/12/10/ubuntu-malware-for-ddos-attack-found-in-screensaver/
> *
> http://www.omgubun
Dale wrote:
> ...
> One thing I have noticed is that when a distro like Ubuntu is/still
> gaining in popularity there has/is more 3rd party repositories popping
> up too.
>
> Best advice I can give is that if you start to question yourself/bad
> feeling on installing something from a 3rd party site
2009/12/14 Paul Gear :
> Backups and common sense are your most valuable allies!
And the common sense one is basically don't download and install stuff
from a 3rd party that you don't know and/or trust. Myself I am weary
of 3rd party repositories even when they have a gpg signature.
One thi
Just a quick follow-up from our previous discussions about viruses on
Linux. This is why we still need to be careful:
*
http://digitizor.com/2009/12/10/ubuntu-malware-for-ddos-attack-found-in-screensaver/
*
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/12/malware-found-in-screensaver-for-ubuntu.html
