Re: Ubuntu-based malware

2009-12-14 Thread Morgan Storey
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.

Re: Ubuntu-based malware

2009-12-14 Thread 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 2009/12/14 Morgan Storey

Re: Ubuntu-based malware

2009-12-14 Thread Ishwor Gurung
Heh. 2009/12/15 db db.pub.m...@gmail.com: 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

Re: Error 18

2009-12-14 Thread Andre Mangan
The reasons for the error 18 seem to be multiple: 1. An old BIOS - remedied via a BIOS update. 2. Hard drive too large and not recognised by the BIOS - I don't know what can be done about that. 3. Hard drive recognition - remedied via BIOS setting to automatic. 4. A corrupted GRUB - remedied

Re: Team roadmaps - UDS Dallas

2009-12-14 Thread AndrewG
On Dec 10, 10:13 pm, James Beake jamesbe...@moonmarsh.com wrote: Don't know how we would organise fund raising for press ads or how to go about getting them officially sanctioned. Anyone done this sort of thing before? Got any tips? Fund Raising - Linux Australia and/or Lugs with

Re: Team roadmaps - UDS Dallas

2009-12-14 Thread Scott Evans
I'm wondering if the idea is being taken the wrong way... Is it so important to have them using ubuntu? or is it better that they know of ubuntu? because in a perfect world we would have both! but in the real world I think its only going to be achievable to have one at this stage. Whilst

Re: Ubuntu-based malware

2009-12-14 Thread James Takac
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/ *