HackFest Linux Security Series: Happy Valentines Day - How to Create a Linux Virus in Five Minutes "Required Reading for the Enlightened MailLister"

[Sharkscott]

*That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.
That is the whole point....*

And that is something that they will just never never get.

Scott

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Jason <jasons at spatafore.net> wrote:

> Umm, no offense, but this article is a ton of "if-then-else" type
> thinking.
>
> "You can...no, really, you can...if..."
>
> I love the line about "Just because it can't affect the whole system
> doesn't mean it can't cause damage."
>
> That's the *whole point* of using *nix! A user cannot kill the *system*.
> That is the whole point....
>
> Lisa, I think you sent this just to get people going....:)
>
>
> On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 16:43 +0000, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> > On Friday the 13th, the end of the universe as we know it, right
> > before Valentines Day attachment madness, we examine the techno-urban
> > myth "Linux is more secure than Windows" with this excellent treatise
> > on linux security.  It includes "Getting Root" and "pwning your
> > friends/enemies" in one easy click.
> >
> > obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452
> > PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd Saturday Each Month at Noon - 3PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
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