OpenOffice.org "Badbunny" worm hops across operating systems

[Scott (angrykeyboarder)]

Derek Broughton spake thusly on 06/14/2007 06:28 AM:
> Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
> 
>> Nils Kassube spake thusly on 06/11/2007 11:36 AM:
>>> Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:
>>>> Malicious software targeting OpenOffice.org documents is spreading
>>>> through multiple operating systems (Including Linux), according to
>>>> Symantec....
>>>>
>>>> http://news.com.com/OpenOffice+worm+Badbunny+hops+across+operating+syst
>>>> ems/2100-7349_3-6189961.html?tag=html.alert.hed
>>>>
>>>> (or http://preview.tinyurl.com/2qmqjj if you prefer).
>>> Which is mostly harmless according to
>>>
>>> <http://blogs.sun.com/malte/entry/sb_badbunny_a_harmless_little>
>> If you have a brain, then yes that's correct.
>>
>> However, not everyone fits in that category. :)
> 
> LOL.  If you have a brain, viruses aren't a problem on Windows either :-) 

That was precisely my point.  Windows bashers love to point out how
insecure Windows is. While I agree it's typically less secure than
Linux, I also point out that the biggest Windows security problem isn't
Windows, it's (most) Windows users.

And just because a program doesn't have root/administrator access
doesn't mean it can't do damage.

The last I checked most Linux users don't have to have root access to
open their personal files (e.g. Photos, Videos, "important" documents
and so forth).

There are plenty of ways to do damage to those files without root
access.  After all, I as a user can install and run software in ~/foo
can I not?



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            Scott
http://angrykeyboarder.com
©2007 angrykeyboarder™ & Elmer Fudd. All Wites Wesewved

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