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Malware Found Hidden In Screensaver On Gnome-Look
AndGodSed writes "OMG! UBUNTU! Reports the following: 'Malware has been found hidden inside an innocuous 'waterfall' screensaver .deb file made available on popular artwork sharing site Gnome-Look.org. The .deb file installs a script with elevated privileges designed to perform a DDoS attack as well as keep itself updated via downloads. The dodgy screensaver in question has since been removed from gnome-look, and this incident was a very basic, if potentially successful, attempt.'" A similar report at Digitizor.com says that similar malware was also found in a theme called Ninja Black. For those affected, both sites also provide instruction on cleansing your system.
wow! how this rated as informative? sudo rm -rf /will delete everything from your system drive
You can be ostracized from the Linux community simply by losing your virginity.
Wasn't this screensaver in a repository?
The bottom line on this is simple. Linux is written by paranoid geeks and every line of code is read by hundreds if not thousands of other paranoid geeks. Microsoft are interested in making money and dosen't share there code.
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/39314-cant-remove-autorun-worm.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/6529-problem-avast-conficker-some-other-worm.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/4072-project-snowblind-worm.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/8763-downadup-removal-tool-conficker-worm.html
I can't vouch for the technical savvy of the members at sevenforums, but they probably share a few clues among themselves. Machines up to date? Hell, I don't know. But, if they are getting this stuff on Windows 7 machines, they can't be very far OUT of date, can they?
Nice try at coming across like a pompous ass - it just didn't quite work. You missed the pomposity, anyway.
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