Re: KSpynix ::: the Unix version of KSpyware? (Proof Of Concept)

[James Tucker <jftucker () gmail com>]

Firefox was safe(r) for a time, now exposure has driven it to become a
viable and "timeworthy" market for the spyware and malware
communities. The same will come of operating systems and any other
highly pervasive applications.

On 5/10/05, me <me () n-tek ch> wrote:
> I totally agree with Barry. What a pathetic attempt... what for. Spyware
> and viri were one of the reason to switch to linux for me. I think it's
> kinda sad seeing people here wasting their time trying to code spyware
> for linux/unix. Get a life and do something constructive.
>
> my2bits
>
> me
>
> bkfsec wrote:
>
> > khaalel wrote:
> >
> > > I writed KSpynix because i didn't find an unix spyware, do you have
> > > one?
> >
> >
> >
> > I wonder, though, is this an ethical act?
> >
> > Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with Proof of Concept code --
> > however, there's a difference between writing a POC for a buffer
> > overflow and writing a trojan horse or a worm.  I think that most
> > people would class a spyware application as being malware outright,
> > not a POC.
> > Regarding a spyware POC: I don't think that one's really necessary.
> > Only an idiot would question whether or not files that the user has
> > write access to can be modified by running code.  The answer is pretty
> > obvious.
> >
> > So I really don't see a legitimate use for this package except for
> > hijacking portions of a user's system.
> >
> > I don't begrudge you the right to do what you wish, but I question the
> > validity of an ethical argument for this package.
> >
> >                   -Barry
> >
> >
> >
> >
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