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Beware 'Fedora-Redhat' Fake Security Alert

Posted by timothy on from the don't-get-took dept.

rixdaffy writes "I just received an email from the 'Redhat Security Team' telling me that I needed to download some tar file from fedora-redhat.com. Besides the fact that I don't use Red Hat/Fedora, I immediately smelled something fishy. Maybe it's not the first trojan targeted at Linux users, but together with the official sounding domain, it could trick some users into downloading and running the binary. It looks like Red Hat is already aware of the issue." According to Red Hat's page, "These emails tell users to download and run an update from a users home directory. This fake update appears to contain malicious code." Update: 10/25 01:32 GMT by T : One borked link, unborked.

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  1. I wonder... by bennomatic · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...was this set up by SCO, Microsoft or one of the anti-virus folks who want to prove that Linux isn't without its weaknesses...?

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  2. RE: Redhat trojan. by bejiitas_wrath · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think that this is the inevitable result of the penetration into the general market. Once more unskilled people start using the Linux OS, there will be more things like this going around.

    But with the effort it takes to get something like this running on the typical Linux machine, An experienced user will not be fooled this easily.

    It is only Windblows users who click on every attachment they get in their E-Mails.

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  3. Really? by lewp · · Score: 0, Troll

    Slashdot will probably be a more efficient delivery mechanism for this thing than email ever was. Let's see:

    • "Cares" about security?
    • Ignorant enough to fall for it, even when it's blatantly marked as a scam?
    • Runs Red Hat?

    Yeah, I think all of those guys are here.

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