cross-platform virus

[John]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:

> 
> Is that really a possibility?  I raised a terminal, typed 
> <sudo synaptic>, gave it my password and, when synaptic opened, opened
> another terminal.  After <sudo gps> it still asked for my
> password, even though only a moment had elapsed.  How, then, can a
> malicious program make use of my already-in-use sudo session without
> <ctl-c>ing me out of whatever program I am already running?
> 
> Cybe R. Wizard


Add these steps:
1. Close Synapci
2. Close the first terminal.

_Then_ open the second terminal, and see what's what.