[Bglug] OT: New malware delivery trick...

[Anthony Morassutti]

LOL, probably not. I thought the same after a few seconds and I don't
*think* I am a bad person... :P

On 26/05/2021, kelvin mcmillan <kelvinmcmillan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, yes it does.
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 12:51 PM Andrew Howlett <andrew at howlett.net> wrote:
>
>> When I read this my first reaction is "what a great idea." Does this make
>> me a bad person?
>>
>> On May 26, 2021 11:36 a.m., Remi Gauvin <remi at georgianit.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is not related to linux or FOSS, other than an opportunity for snug
>> elitism since it doesn't really affect us.  But I just noticed in my
>> junk mail folder, for the first time, a .exe (presumably malicious)
>> packed inside a .iso file.
>>
>> Windows now mounts iso files when you 'open' them, and since Windows by
>> default hides file extensions, this is even easier for users to fall
>> prey.  Presumably, putting the exe in a zip file is an old trick now,
>> and most security software aggressively check them.. is anyone watching
>> out for iso?
>>
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