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Firefox for Linux hacked (malware)
I'm running Linux Mint, with Firefox 12.0 (Mozilla Firefox 1.0 for Linux Mint). I also have one Firefox extension installed: Live HTTP headers. I am not using Firefox Sync.
Whenever I go to any ...
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What's *nix terminal command to find and remove found files?
I have a malware on my server.
So I've figured out how to find all that malicious files
grep -r --include*.php "Some String from files" .
That seems work fine!
but how to delete them?
I've tried ...
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Are live CD/DVDs more secure than live USB?
If you create a bootable live CD/DVD for an OS such as Linux or Windows, is that more secure than a live USB that does the same thing? What if the disk is a CD-R or DVD-R as opposed to a CD-RW or ...
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Is dual-booting more secure than having a single operating system installed?
I need some advice. I've recently become wary about using one computer for everything I do, from a security perspective. I have antimalware installed, but I also download and run a lot of stuff I find ...
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Linux keylogger without root or sudo! Is it real?
Somebody on Youtube claims to have a keylogger on Ubuntu that was neither executed nor installed as root. The link below shows a demo of it working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fZAZTwyPQ
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Linux vulnerable to PDF attacks?
I've heard of attacks using PDF files on Windows with Adobe Acrobat and Foxit Reader.
Is Linux vulnerable to these attacks when using the default PDF viewers in KDE or Gnome or even xpdf? What is a ...
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High Risk Desktop Configuration
I'm a part time activist. (nothing I do is illegal in any democratic country)
I receive files that could potentially include zero day exploits.
The machine is a laptop.
I keep very regular backups so ...
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Will running Linux in a virtual machine inside Windows prevent viruses?
I got affected by a nasty fake antivirus tool yesterday. I was using Windows Vista and I had Microsoft Security Essentials installed, but they were no use.
My question is: if I run Ubuntu Linux ...
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Is Linux vulnerable to Java drive-by exploits?
Is Linux vulnerable to Java drive-by exploits?
Another computer I run on windows 7 just notified me that it was infected through Java, and I'm wondering if my Linux box (ubuntu 10) with Java ...
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How is Linux not prone to viruses, malware and those kinds of things?
How is Linux protected against viruses?
I am not a cracker, it is just out of curiosity that I am asking this question.
This question was a Super User Question of the Week.
Read the blog ...
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Should I worry about malware on Linux? [closed]
I don't run an antivirus on Linux ( most people I don't AFAIK ) and I'm not at all concerned about any form of malware or spyware or any other_bad_ware.
Should I by concerned?
Of course I don't ...
