From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 04:13:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 04:13:30 -0400 Received: from hermine.idb.hist.no ([158.38.50.15]:23562 "HELO hermine.idb.hist.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 04:13:16 -0400 Message-ID: <3B78DD58.3DE697D2@idb.hist.no> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:12:08 +0200 From: Helge Hafting X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.8-pre8 i686) X-Accept-Language: no, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mircea Ciocan , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Is there something that can be done against this ??? In-Reply-To: <3B7822E5.9AE35D4A@interplus.ro> <3B782868.95729E1E@interplus.ro> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mircea Ciocan wrote: > > OK, I realized is a hoax, I should look at the code first then cry the > wolf is comming :), but anyhow this crap is VERY effective in > demonstrating to a clueless IT manager that Linux is oh, sooo easy to > break in. Good. I don't want a clueless it manager administrating a linux box anyway. Of course the same applies to NT. Try creating a unprivileged account named "administrator" with full access to a faked control panel. Or for something a little easier - a fake program named "format" or "deltree" that writes the same on screen as the real thing. And makes the disk click by seeking. :-) Any os is sooo easy to simulate a break in. > So at least to learn something from this, is there a way to stop > completly that crap ??? Don't work for a manager that clueless - or tell him it's a hoax. Helge Hafting