Off-topic, slightly - Hand of Thief Linux Virus

[linuxnutster at videotron.ca]

On 08/10/2013 11:50 AM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote:
> On 08/10/2013 04:03 PM, linuxnutster at videotron.ca wrote:
>> I was just reading about this new malware threat. I'm not clear on how
>> exactly this thing can get installed on a Linux system. Would it require
>> 100% social engineering? I installed Fedora on my elderly mother's last
>> two laptops so she can do her banking without being paranoid about
>> keyloggers, trojans, etc... She is a news hound, so it's only a matter
>> of time before she comes flying at me demanding reassurances.


> Just tell her you installed a proxy on the computer and add some small
> filtering to it so it would filter some sites and you will see how fast
> she comes at you and asks for help while the computer still works 100% fine.
>
> Eliezer
>
  LOL! No! She's like the proverbial 5 year old who keeps asking "why is 
the sky blue?" I really don't need to spend the next week explaining 
proxies. She'll eventually stumble upon the words "open proxy" and then 
start wondering if her computer has become part of a botnet.