Yes that what I asked but maybe failed to express clearly!
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Perhaps this can give a point of reference in the discussion.Computer virus ...
Not to be confused with Malware.
A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself[1] and infect a computer. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB drive.[2]
Viruses can increase their chances of spreading to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer.[3][4] ...
The user name is arbitrary: rootnooby wrote:Thanks Bruce. What user name and password has Puppy?
When are one supposed to set up such for root?
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[~] passwd
Changing password for root
New password:
Virus is too specific. How about badware or malware?nooby wrote:We need a better word than Virus to refer to unwanted intrusion.
I would want specifics to support the claim "But, often times the user community is exploited before the discovery is made."gcmartin wrote:But, often times the user community is exploited before the discovery is made. When in Linux, what are we to call it?
This is not a "yell in the wild". The awareness level is already being seen right here in Puppyland.
Thank youSylvander wrote:1. Bruce B said to me:
"Would it be too much trouble explaining step by step what happened?"
See this post earlier in this thread.
What do you mean, not to interact with the media? What do you mean by the word *media*?My rule is try not to interact with the media...