Re: Is there something that can be done against this ???

Helge Hafting (helgehaf@idb.hist.no)
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:12:08 +0200


Mircea Ciocan wrote:
>
> OK, I realized is a hoax, I should look at the code first then cry the
> wolf is comming :), but anyhow this crap is VERY effective in
> demonstrating to a clueless IT manager that Linux is oh, sooo easy to
> break in.

Good. I don't want a clueless it manager administrating a linux box
anyway.
Of course the same applies to NT. Try creating a unprivileged account
named "administrator" with full access to a faked control panel. Or
for something a little easier - a fake program named "format"
or "deltree" that writes the same on screen as the real thing.
And makes the disk click by seeking. :-)

Any os is sooo easy to simulate a break in.

> So at least to learn something from this, is there a way to stop
> completly that crap ???

Don't work for a manager that clueless - or tell him it's a hoax.

Helge Hafting
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