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How many users do you know of who manually check hashes on downloaded executables? And of course the user is going to ignore the untrusted source warning on an
by Ajedi32 8y ago
How many users do you know of who manually check hashes on downloaded executables?
And of course the user is going to ignore the untrusted source warning on an executable they intentionally downloaded and are trying to run.
- pluc 8y agoI think what he means is that it seems like a lot of trouble to hack someone who is not necessarily hackworthy? Like what kind of things would you expect to gain from someone who would be as computer illiterate as to allow all that to come to fruition?
- jeffmcjunkin 8y agoI agree that $25 / month is more than the average bot is generating. That said, there's a lot of value to many people's computers if properly exploited: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/the-scrap-value-of-a-hacked-pc-revisited/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/the-scrap-value-of-a-hac...
- freeone3000 8y agoYou only have to set this up once, then flash it to each device you're sending out.
- Anarch157a 8y agoI work on a software company. You would be amazed to know how many manager types, earning 6 figures, who are absolutely naive with regards to security. Those are prime targets for this kind of exploit.