cross-platform virus

[Sasha Tsykin]

Brian Burger wrote:
> On 4/8/06, *Cybe R. Wizard* <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net>> wrote:
> 
>     On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 19:30:10 +0200
>     Alan McKinnon <alan at linuxholdings.co.za <mailto:alan at linuxholdings.co.za>>
>     wrote:
> 
>     Is that really a possibility?
> 
> 
> AFAIK, yes.
> 
> Try this: run 'sudo synaptic' as before, enter pw, then close Synaptic right 
> away 
> and try another sudo command from the same terminal you just used for Synaptic.
> 
> You shouldn't be asked for a password for the 2nd sudo.
> 
> (I think the pw is saved for 5 minutes, by default)
> 
> Brian/Madpilot
> 
> 
> 
But then somebody would have to run the virus from the command line in 
the same terminal which he had used previously, and deliberately do so, 
not so likely.

Sasha