Keylogger/password stealing spyware on Linux???
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:31 pm
Hi, there!
I have been using different Linux distros for over 5 years now...
Being no power user, only a hobbyist, I am content on knowing how to use it, update, install new apps, etc.
However, something seems to bother me lately...
I am running Linux mint now, before it was Ubuntu....
So, while we all know that there is no serious virus threat to Linux in general, I do heavily wonder if for instance there is a possibility for me to have my web browser stored passwords stolen when I visit and watch movies on websites like http://www.1channel.ch/ , or watchseries.eu, which don't host them, but only give links to various other hostings sites. So, as I have my paypal, bank e-banking passwords stolen on Firefox/Chrome, is it possible that some code on these sites could exploit some Java, or Flash, or whatever unpatched hole, to steal my passwords?
I mean, I have all those privacy and safety add-ons installed, but I would just like to be sure...
I know there has been something about Wirenet cross platform malware http://blog.webroot.com/2012/09/14/wire ... -and-os-x/ , so if that has gotten people's attention, as something serious, could there not be some more, and increasingly more dangerous and powerful spyware?
thanks for your time!
I have been using different Linux distros for over 5 years now...
Being no power user, only a hobbyist, I am content on knowing how to use it, update, install new apps, etc.
However, something seems to bother me lately...
I am running Linux mint now, before it was Ubuntu....
So, while we all know that there is no serious virus threat to Linux in general, I do heavily wonder if for instance there is a possibility for me to have my web browser stored passwords stolen when I visit and watch movies on websites like http://www.1channel.ch/ , or watchseries.eu, which don't host them, but only give links to various other hostings sites. So, as I have my paypal, bank e-banking passwords stolen on Firefox/Chrome, is it possible that some code on these sites could exploit some Java, or Flash, or whatever unpatched hole, to steal my passwords?
I mean, I have all those privacy and safety add-ons installed, but I would just like to be sure...
I know there has been something about Wirenet cross platform malware http://blog.webroot.com/2012/09/14/wire ... -and-os-x/ , so if that has gotten people's attention, as something serious, could there not be some more, and increasingly more dangerous and powerful spyware?
thanks for your time!