Speaking of "crapware" I went looking for software to convert fractions
to decimals yesterday.
My daughter is starting Algebra this year, I need to correct her answers
not learn algebra from scratch again, the review is great!
I found a good one
http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/msdos/k-12/fraction/.html
and then
I found and evil POS (Piece Of $h!t) that really had me hot at...
http://www.icontoday.com/download/ProgramList.cfm?Id=5&CatId=45
Called "Math Homework Maker" the link went to this place
http://math.official.ws/math.exe
It carried a payload of a time sync application that did not ask to be
installed. Evil twice because when I uninstalled it, My browser opened
and they asked why I was uninstalling the software. They now know why
in no uncertain terms ;-D
I then sent an eMail to CERT just for fun, I thought about sending an
eMail to the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) but stopped short of
doing that. The word "payload" was in the eMail to CERT so I figure
they have it already.
Sam.
Karl Bongers wrote:
>On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 12:23:27AM -0600, Sam MacDonald wrote:
>
>
>>I have a related question about symlinks or "symbolic links" for the group.
>>
>>One of the things about NT that makes it easy to understand is the use
>>of the registry. The registry links objects to what the object is used
>>for or to objects it uses. It organizes everything in a central Hierarchy.
>>No central registry exists in Linux that I have found, it feels
>>
>>
>
>You make the registry sound so clean and neat, I've always considered
>it a vast dumping ground for unrelated, unused configuration settings.
>I kinda preferred INI files, I'm a simple person.
>Maintaining the register is like dumpster diving.
>
>
>
>>scattered to me at this point. I can't go to one place and find the
>>guts of everything.
>>
>>
>
>Yes you can, its called "/etc" and it's easy enough to use. All the
>system configuration settings are in etc. Personal configurations
>are in home directories in a somewhat less organized way.
>(A home/person/etc might have been nice)
>
>
>
>>The essence of Linux is the File System and Symlinks if I'm not
>>mistaken, "Yes"?
>>
>>
>
>Yes, I think you are right.
>But not symlinks, symlinks is just a semi-useful trick that some
>file systems support. I doubt that a basic unix system requires
>them.
>
>
>
>>I need to be sure I'm understanding "in the Linux world" what I
>>understand in the NT world.
>>
>>Could it be said (without opening a can of flames) that,
>> symlinks do something similar to registry entries by pointing to
>>other objects.
>>
>>
>
>They are a secondary reference(or link) to files or folders,
>they can be used to organize(or disorganize) a file system.
>
>
>
>>I'm trying to take my NT registry knowledge that is the guts of the OS
>>and translate Linux in to that understanding. Remember NT was designed
>>by VAX guys, they took the guts of VAX and translated it in to the NT
>>registry. Kinda like what Compaq did with the PC BIOS ;-)
>>
>>
>
>I would not consider NT registry as the guts, its just a massive
>configuration file in binary format to save some space and provide
>some control(that perhaps the file system didn't provide).
>I don't know anything about VAX, did it have a registry?
>The guts in my opinion are the kernel and drivers that make up the system.
>
>
>
>>I don't know why but I need to know the lowest levels of the OS first
>>and learn up. I also need to learn from the desktop down at the same
>>time. It works for me.
>>
>>
>
>I've found that once you get used to it, the unix file system is
>logically organized. You can easily distinguish the various components
>and work with them. I can't say the same for the Windows system.
>It seems to change from year to year, today its tele-tuby land with
>"My music" and My programs", tommorrow it will be something else
>("Our musac" and "Our Video", with "Your digital rights management").
>
>NT/XP is an improvement over 95/98. I kinda wonder
>if people will find a way to hose it up as bad as 95/98. You know,
>your neighbor says, hey my computer is running really slow and crappy
>and has all these pop-ups. Then you have to go run msconfig and turn
>off dozens of useless "in your face" crapware that has accumulated.
>Hmm, I think I coined a new term here, "crapware". :)
>
>
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