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Posted: June 25 2004,06:51 QUOTE

Finally, spybot is back in business, with some new updates.
For months, their last update was back in March 2004.
Of course, on running it on my fully patched copy of XP, it
detected about 75 new copies of '*ware', which Ad-aware didn't
ever find, even after a fresh update of Ad-aware...

My next thought was, what about DSL and Firefox/Dillo ??
Can they harbour these types of files?
(Even if they are harmless to Linux, do they stilll function ?)
( work, track, phone-home, monitor clicks-keystrokes-log, etc...)

Now, since I usually run LiveCD from a fresh boot, that's
understandably clean and pristine to start.
But what about my 'restore' of my bookmarks, cache, etc AFTER
bootup ? .. Since 'Firefox' has the same features in the linux
version as the M$ version(history, password recall, cache, etc.)
Is there a risk involved here? and how does one remove these
files, or block/filter them,  and be sure they are not carried over
during the next 'filetool.sh' restore?

ke4nt
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Posted: June 25 2004,08:03 QUOTE

It is always possible to install adware / spyware - even in linux. But it seems that it isn't happening right now.
Just watch out...


Also, referring to the firefox issue, as long as you don't install unknown extensions, you're OK.
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Posted: June 25 2004,17:40 QUOTE

As far as I'm aware, spyware and malware are near enough impossible to get on Linux - sure, you might have some in your cache, but as they're Windows executables they won't run. Linux isn't an operating system which needs antivirus software in general, and that's one of its greatest advantages.
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Posted: June 26 2004,02:41 QUOTE

You're missing the point - I'm talking about linux spyware.
If anyone's dumb enough to run an unknown shell script (which is bound to happen when linux becomes mainstream) you've got malware.
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Posted: June 26 2004,14:04 QUOTE

Best just to run from the live CD then :)
Create your own with your chosen dsl extensions and they'll never track you down, especially if you keep switching iSP's..........

BTW thanks Ke4nt1 for the heads up about spybot. I hadn't checked lately.
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