On 16 Aug 2002 at 18:01, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > Not sure, if something is placed in /tmp,then it might be
> > possible..Correct me if iam
> > wrong ...
> 
> /tmp is a favorite place to deposit trojans, yes... but your common or
> garden virus scanner wouldnt detect (say) a lion worm or other rootkit.

Sensible linux distro. leaves TMPDIR set to ~/tmp rather than /tmp. A very good 
move IMO..

Bye
 Shridhar

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