-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mitchell Brown wrote: > <snip> > > Thanks for umm, dare I say, defending me Gustin? :) > This is exactly what I was trying to do -- warn people. > I could totally get how that could happen on a Windows machine, but not on > Linux - it just seems. Kinda farfetched. > You know how you hear on the news "NEVER OPEN WEBSITES YOU MAY GET IN > EMAILS! THEY COULD DAMAGE YOUR COMPUTER!" Well, I've been on computers for > 10 years and never seen anything like that.
Not really defending a person, more of an ideal. This topic was bound to hit a few buttons. > > So yeah, sorry to anyone who I offended - but maybe now, instead of > clicking > a link from someone who gives it to you, you'll think twice. > > PS: Gustin, how did you manage to get to the source code? No matter what I > did it just kept multiplying like some sort of cascade-virus (hey I like > that, sounds kinda cliche. Cascade virus). wget http://123.on.nimp.org/123.html This was not a virus, more accurate to say it was the result of a javascript coder with a twisted sense of humor. It is a reminder that all software can likely be used in an unintended manner and the best filter is usually our brain and "uncommon" sense. Security is only as strong as the weakest link, which 99% of time is between the keyboard and chair, regardless of the OS on the computer. For the future, try to be a little clearer with point of your post. Cheers, -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEdIVvwRXgH3rKGfMRAjVDAJ9XigIrxOt6nSLeVr31VFHrHdz6GQCfWsAQ pSptDhhAKM5Mk/lr8jIAr5A= =3TVH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
