I have been using LL for a couple of years and until then never had any issues. What is still puzzling is the fact I distinctly remember doing an update before i plugged in the drive. I am still reluctant to plug in this drive but don't want to lose data either. There may be files on there I don't have on DVD. Don't know what to do with this drive. My system is patched but afraid to plug in the infected drive. Maybe have a someone with a WIN machine to scan the disk? Need to keep a close eye on that computer and not plug drives into unknown environments like Windows networks :0 Meanwhile keep building more computers with linux.
Thank you,
Shannon
Thank you,
Shannon
(07-31-2017, 01:41 PM)trinidad link Wrote: This particular bug is just that. A bug. It was discovered largely because of the other software involved. There is not any malware in the other software just a Debian system vulnerability to the other software whereby malware could be written to control the desktop GUI (denial of service vulnerability) If you are upadated via the Lite updater I'm sure you are fine. It was discovered precisely in the way you discovered it, loss of GUI control. The vulnerabitily was patched in less than week. It was never malware, just a potential vulnerability that allowed for the possibility of a denial of service hack.
TC
Linux enthusiasts don't care about the lame stream.