Lunix Malware?
Posted on 08/14/2020 12:16:42 PM PDT by Red Badger
Linux ping!.............
In Russia, data steals from you...
so....this means what for my little Linux laptop that I use to read news and check email?
wouldn’t you have to download something that contained it first? (I don’t know much abotu how viruses work- or infect- )
Ping!...............
Your little Linux Laptop is spying on you for Russia!.............
Sometimes all you have to do is just go to a website and you’re infected........Or a e-mail from a friend or relative has it because they did..............
ok thanks-
Here’s a site that talks abotu how to ‘harden linux’ but it’s way above my capabilities- others might like to see it though?
Would be nice if we could run linux in a sandbox like environment, and delete the daily sessions every evening- I suppose virtualbox coudl do that- would have to look into that- how to get email in it- and not lose emails when session is deleted- (We’re very careful abotu our emails, but yup- others coudl send it- but we don’t open attachments unless we know it’s benign things like family photos or something)
I can’t even enjoy Linux anymore.
Nothing is sacred.
This is also a good way to get you to update your systems to the CIA kernel mod needed before election day. How would we know one way or the other?
Lunix Malware?
A lot of distros do a wretched job of keeping their kernel updated. For reference, kernel version 5.8 was just released. If you can, learn to build & install your own kernel.
tells me 5.4.0-42-generic on Kubuntu 20.04
The NSA and FBI have been explicit in their report that systems with a kernel version of 3.7 or lower are most susceptible to Drovorub malware due to the absence of adequate kernel signing enforcement.
Some tips here on McAfee website. https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/on-drovorub-linux-kernel-security-best-practices/
That’s ok neither do most public health directors.
That’s way better than 3.7 !
It would have to be something that can escalate privs to root. In Linux, I don't know of any email programs that will auto-execute attachments. Attachments are generally saved with a filemask of 644 or 640, which will not execute natively.
Linux used to be a small almost unknown operating system, and not worth hacking into.
That’s all changed.
Go find a small unknown system and all will be good again.
I toyed with Linux off and on.
Suse was my favorite back when it was young.
Guess my DOS machine is safe...
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