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ease of use vs. security
ease of use vs. security
Posted Apr 7, 2006 15:34 UTC (Fri) by dank (subscriber, #1865)In reply to: .desktop files and security by th0ma7
Parent article: .desktop files and security
th0ma7, the problem is that malware can easily
create or modify icons. It might not be a
problem for you now, but this is a security
issue worth looking at carefully.
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