On 12/15/2011 03:29 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 12/15/2011 12:01 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
There are some other attack vectors. For example you download an audio
recording or get one in your email and it starts up with a message that
a codec is needed and you ALLOW it. Thing is that codec that is
retrieved is malware. So in this case either firefox or your emailing
(thunderbird?) started things.
I was under the impression that codecs were executables and as such,
OS specific. I presume that a Windows codec/trojan could run under
wine if you have it installed, but would it be able to do any damage?
Enquiring minds want to *KNOW!*
The windows ones are becoming REAL problems, the good anti-malware
programs block them, though. There are also ones for MACs and I have no
information on how well they will work on generic Linux. Thing is,
there are also ones coming out now for Androids and those will be more
of a Linux problem.
We are no longer immune, running on Linux.
BTW, this is the daytime job of some of my colleagues. I just see their
summary reports.
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