cross-platform virus

[Lukas Sabota]

> Fair enough, it actually is quite a worrying scenario. If, for example, 
> the menu entry for synaptic were to be targeted, and changed to load a 
> virus instead, then you would type the password into gksudo without 
> realising you are activating a virus. This definitely needs to be fixed. 
> Maybe if there is the command being run in BIG LETTERS next to the place 
> where you type in your password.

Yes, but if they are hacking the desktop entry, they could also hack the
sudo command as well.  They could create a "gksud" a psuedo-sudo
program.  This program could say /usr/bin/synaptic, but really
run /usr/bin/VirusXXx.  So I'm not sure how much emphasizing the command
name would help.