Relevant:
98 0 ReplyXKCD 1200
23 0 ReplyIf they can take my unlocked device by force, they can probably also break my fingers to coerce me to unlock it See also: https://xkcd.com/538/
Randall is right in pointing out you need to consider your attack vectors, but this doesn't mean you shouldn't take reasonable precautions
Most people are more likely to run into the type of attack OP references than someone who can break LUKS encryption stealing their device
12 0 Replythis is why6 I use LibreWolf set to clear all cookies & history + a password manager :p
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Configuring WINE prefix...
126 0 ReplyJust so the virus doesn't feel left out.
52 0 ReplyVirus after: -What is this place?
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Didn't the wannacry payload (yes, that one) actually work through wine? I remember the running joke was "Heh, finally something works in wine"
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Tell that to the monero miner I had to nuke when I took over one of my clients' legacy systems. Thing was a literal hydra, detonation was the only option. Was on CentOS 5, but it was written to be POSIX compliant.
58 0 Replyuntil you realise that wine is virus compatible
3 0 ReplyI'm so writing a virus to just
sudo rm -fr /*
35 0 ReplyDon't forget
--no-preserve-root
25 0 ReplyI don't think that applies since /* will just glob out to all the filenames in /
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nice of you to remove the french language pack for them, makes for a lighter system!
17 0 Replysudo: command not found
You have no power here!
9 0 ReplyNow that’s just mean
7 0 ReplyIt’s
-rf
and not the other way around you godless heathen4 0 ReplyWhat does adding fur real do?
3 0 ReplyIt's for gen-alpha computers. Makes sure all them files are yeeted, no cap.
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Why delete the French language? What French people did to you?
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chmod +x virus sudo ./virus
6 0 Replyexe malware: targets Wine
me: oh shi
13 0 ReplyMeanwhile plenty of software recommends doing this:
curl https://totallysafe.example/install.sh | sudo bash
8 0 ReplyMalicious packages exist yanno, even in software stores.. Viruses should be the least of your worries
14 0 ReplyWell that depends. Package registries like pypi and npm? Certainly. Something like the Debian repositories? Much less likely
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But in that scene...
9 0 ReplyGandalf is a fkn trojan
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You're one Malware away from it reading z: and taking all your Firefox passwords
4 0 ReplyThat's why we disable it and move everything that the program needs access to manually into the prefix, right?
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It uses powershell….
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