Firefox was safe(r) for a time, now exposure has driven it to become a viable and "timeworthy" market for the spyware and malware communities. The same will come of operating systems and any other highly pervasive applications.
On 5/10/05, me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I totally agree with Barry. What a pathetic attempt... what for. Spyware > and viri were one of the reason to switch to linux for me. I think it's > kinda sad seeing people here wasting their time trying to code spyware > for linux/unix. Get a life and do something constructive. > > my2bits > > me > > bkfsec wrote: > > > khaalel wrote: > > > >> I writed KSpynix because i didn't find an unix spyware, do you have > >> one? > > > > > > > > I wonder, though, is this an ethical act? > > > > Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with Proof of Concept code -- > > however, there's a difference between writing a POC for a buffer > > overflow and writing a trojan horse or a worm. I think that most > > people would class a spyware application as being malware outright, > > not a POC. > > Regarding a spyware POC: I don't think that one's really necessary. > > Only an idiot would question whether or not files that the user has > > write access to can be modified by running code. The answer is pretty > > obvious. > > > > So I really don't see a legitimate use for this package except for > > hijacking portions of a user's system. > > > > I don't begrudge you the right to do what you wish, but I question the > > validity of an ethical argument for this package. > > > > -Barry > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/