Linux infection proves Windows malware monopoly is over

[Jose]

On 6/15/2010 3:33 AM, Mike Oliver wrote:
> Quoting Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:54:56AM -0400, Digimer wrote:
>>> This isn't a virus in the traditional sense. It didn't spread, it was
>>> embedded in a package. It's still a big deal, but it should be discussed
>>> for what it is.
>>
>> And it only has access as the user you ran the server as. Now if you
>> ran it as root, then you are of course an idiot. :)
>
> Well, there's plenty of nasty stuff a program can do with just the
> privileges of the sole non-root user of a typical home system. For example,
> it could look in your .mozilla tree and grab your passwords, unless you
> have
> them encrypted. You *should* have them encrypted, of course. But what
> fraction of users really do? It's an extra hassle.
>
>
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how would you encrypt firefox passwords?
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