Browsers full of SPAM, pop-ups, links leading to SPAM, etc [SOLVED]

Panda · 2015-11-27 22:32:55

pvsage wrote:

@sm55br: The responsible thing for you to do at this point is to report this extension to Google and give it the lowest possible rating. This should help prevent others from falling prey to it.

^ That

Temetka · 2015-11-28 10:45:45

sm55br wrote:

Oh, so sorry, people. I don't understand a lot about Linux yet, but, in love, of course.

damo wrote:

sm55br wrote:
No, the same thing, the settings menu does not open the extensions. And I don't know how to open /.config/chromium, what is the command?
Seriously???
GUI:
1) Open filemanager
2) Show hidden folders ( Ctrl+H)
3) Navigate to `.config/
Terminal:
ls -a ~/.config
EDIT: Lesson is DON'T allow Extensions to be installed without CHECKING THEM OUT FIRST!!!

This type of response (i.e. "seriously???") is what turns new users OFF to linux.

How is he expected to know unless someone teaches / tells him?

I'm glad you answered the question, but IMO - slightly less arrogance and a dash more of friendlyness would help BL create a community that is full of people with all ranges of *NIX skills. From the frist time user to the grizzled greybeard. I'm not trying to be confrontational, but it rubbed me the wrong way and I felt that I had to say something.

pvsage · 2015-11-28 11:15:59

Agreed. It's one thing if a person asks to be spoonfed, but sm55br sounds like he wants to learn to fish, and there's more to that than "get a fishing rod and find a lake". (Yes, I do like metaphors.) We didn't handle this very well.

I do stand by what damo said about verifying browser extensions before installing them. If you go to chrome://extensions and click the "get more extensions" link, the top three results for an "adblock plus" search (without clicking the Extensions radio button in the left pane) are in fact apps from suspicious-looking sources. Always do a websearch to see if the extension/app you're looking at is actually what you think you're getting and comes from the actual developer's website. If in doubt, ask here first; we're such a diverse community here that there's a good chance that whatever the extension is, one of us will know something about it or will be curious enough to help you research it.

Panda · 2015-11-28 16:06:44

Temetka wrote:

This type of response (i.e. "seriously???") is what turns new users OFF to linux.

Yeah, I don't know.. I rather felt it was all a lighthearted exchange between the OP and those of us here trying to help him. If sm55br feels in anyway that I treated her/him rudely or was generally unhelpful, then I wish to assure them that was not my intent nor did I detect that tone in damo.

It seems to me, when someone is knowledgeable enough to use a browser extension which can harm their system, they should know what their 'file manager' is and how to navigate within it.. For their own sake and that of their system. A goodhearted push in the right direction, just doesn't alarm me personally.

There's a specific thread upon our forum, one designed with the express intent of welcoming new members and quite honestly, I see damo posting there daily.

Introductions : Topics-145 Posts-857... That's roughly, what? 6 posts per topic?

Artwork & Screenshots: Topics-16 Posts-1018... Over 63.5 posts per topic.

Just sayin'

pvsage · 2015-11-29 08:46:08

^ Unfortunately, the most harmful extensions tend to get installed by unknowledgeable users because they're Google bombed to turn up at the top of search results. Looks to me like sm55br wants to learn, but doesn't have the experience to form a relevant search string to get past all the crap polluting the sewer internet.

Not taking sides here (consider me the moderator from the Neutral Planet); just sayin' when somebody asks something like "what commands and how do I enter them", assume they don't know what not to do. (I'm just glad nobody suggested "sudo rm -rf /" in this thread.)

Temetka · 2015-11-29 11:52:41

Wouldn't that be:

sudo rm -rf /*

Sector11 · 2015-11-29 12:27:18

Panda wrote:

Dat gosh dern Book o'Face

HAHAHAHAHAH. I love it!

pvsage · 2015-11-29 12:28:26

@Temetka: Giving the newbie ideas on how to break his system: Don't do that.

But yes. :8

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-11-29 12:36:48

pvsage wrote:

I'm just glad nobody suggested "sudo rm -rf /" in this thread

I prefer:

:(){ :|: & };:

]:D

@OP: Lesson here is be careful which extensions you install

Sector11 · 2015-11-29 12:42:48

Temetka wrote:

Wouldn't that be:
sudo rm -rf /*

@ sm55br

NEVER! And I do mean "never" run any command with " rm " in it unless you know exactly what it is and what it does.

Never run an "encrypted" command that you cannot read in a terminal. (ie: HoaS's version)

rm = remove - and if mistreated it will remove "everything".

Check the 'manual' (man) page of commands if you do not understand the command or application first.

man man

will give you the Manual for man pages.

man rm

will give you the manual for "remove" (rm)

=========================

Internet translation - there will be errors

NUNCA! E eu quero dizer "nunca" executar qualquer comando com "rm", em que se você não sabe exatamente o que é eo que ele faz.

Nunca executar um comando "criptografado", que você não pode ler em um terminal. (ou seja: a versão de HoaS)

rm = remover - e se não for manuseada ele irá remover "tudo".

Verifique o (homem) página 'manual' de comandos se você não entende o comando ou aplicativo primeiro.

man man

lhe dará o Manual para as páginas do manual.

man rm

lhe dará o manual do "Remover" (rm)

johnraff · 2015-11-30 03:37:25

Sector11 wrote:

NEVER! And I do mean "never" run any command with " rm " in it unless you know exactly what it is and what it does.

Likewise, never run a command with " sudo " in it unless you know exactly what it's going to do.

... and don't drink and sudo...

Temetka · 2015-11-30 05:43:16

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

:(){ :|: & };:

Ya lost me on that one.

pvsage · 2015-11-30 05:54:57

^ IIRC it's a fork bomb.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-11-30 07:48:57

Temetka wrote:

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
:(){ :|: & };:
Ya lost me on that one.

Try it in a VM or chroot container
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb

EDIT: Or just limit the user processes with /etc/security/limits.conf and run the command with impunity.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-lim … ocess.html

EDIT2: Post #666 -- the post of the beast!
]:D

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-11-30 07:52:32)

Temetka · 2015-11-30 21:36:39

Once I realized it was a fork bomb, I ran it for scientific purposes.

Locked my system in 10 seconds flat.

Very effective.

iMBeCil · 2015-12-01 00:11:27

Perl bomb:

perl -e "fork while fork" &

Calls for "Yo Dawg i herd you like perl so we put a perl in your perl so you can fork while you fork".

?! 8o :8

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Internet translation - there will be errors

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