[ubuntu-in] Linux Trojan Raises Malware Concerns

[Narendra Diwate]

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> Not sure how that will help. If someone has been able to upload or put a
> compromised package on a site, he can also put a md5sum for it. When you are
> downloading from a untrusted place, everything there can be suspect.
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> Nigel Babu:
> The main reason that everyone encourages md5sum on all your downloads is
> this.  Whenever you download ubuntu or anything *not* from a trusted
> repository, an md5 should be done to verify contents.  A lot of people
> don't, but clearly this is more than enough reason to do it.
>
> Warm Regards
> Nigel Babu
>
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