Guys, any windows software that if installed, calls for a password before any USB device is accessed
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:58 PM, William Kibira <[email protected]>wrote: > The people who created this software had a way they built this thing in > order to take over the device instance that is quite well unexplained but, > yes it out runs network manager, the one for MTN is worse i suppose, it not > only is dangerous to install but, it in my case crippled USB detection for > devices in my laptop, i was running OpenSUSE 12.2 . I tried everything and > it failed, this was worse since even connecting to BeagleBone boards > stopped working. Yes, i suggest you never install that crap heap of > software but, if you are looking for a that is not buggy and allows you to > use USSD services, modem manager has a GUI that you can build from source, > it is not really a program of its own but, it is just an interface to the > linux internal modem-manager > > try it by writing $ modem-manger in your console > > then to run the gui for modem manager , you have to be root, [This sucks], > which i why i feel this is a weak point. > This is because this particular one actually works hand in hand with the > Network manager and hence gives me the bad feeling that since this stuff > has to be run in this mode, i suspect that even Linux is attack-able since > this all runs in root. > > here is a link to the gui source code for the modem-manager ui, it is just > a few KBs > > http://linuxonly.ru/cms/page.php?7 > > Well, i guess there is a lot to discover as far as linux security is > concerned and a lot to experiment, anyone will to figure out if using SMS > or rather USSD can trigger a payload to start attacking ? > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:41 PM, joachim Gwoke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Speaking of Mobile partner for Linux, >> I suggest you keep away from it and let networkmanager take care of >> business. >> After a sibling complained about it I tried it on Debian 7.0 and it took >> down networkmanager, >> it beats me how and why they shouldn't exist side by side. >> >> >> regards >> Joachim >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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