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With both binaries and curl|sh, trust in the source is a major factor in whether or not you do it. But copying an innocuous-looking terminal command (like `ps
by redthrowaway 11y ago
With both binaries and curl|sh, trust in the source is a major factor in whether or not you do it. But copying an innocuous-looking terminal command (like `ps | grep`) doesn't seem like it would require trust.
I'll absolutely grab a binary or `curl | sh` from slack.com. I won't do it from a forum. But I would copy a terminal command that didn't look like it was doing anything fishy from a forum.
- jacquesm 11y agoFor a long time I had the bash fork bomb without any further explanation as my signature line on /, I'd just about forgotten about it when I got a really angry email from someone telling me that I'd blown up his server and thanks very much for that.