Follow up: How to write a Linux virus
Follow up: How to write a Linux virus
Posted Feb 13, 2009 16:08 UTC (Fri) by jhardin (guest, #3297)In reply to: Follow up: How to write a Linux virus by foo-bar
Parent article: Follow up: How to write a Linux virus
> they can execute arbitrary code.
Not quite. They can execute arbitrary _command lines_.
Perhaps this is a way to address the problem. Provide a list of the executables that the desktop manager is permitted to start via a shortcut.
"rm" for example would _not_ be on the list. Nor would "bash".