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Re: [LUG] bash vulnerability

 

On 26/09/14 17:44, Mark Evans wrote:
On 26/09/14 13:04, Brad Rogers wrote:

Mostly because they haven't got a clue;  A while ago there was a story
regarding people's web cams being accessed from the internet.  'Best
advice' was to "cover the camera with a cloth when you're not using
it".  Really?  How about turning off UPnP in the router?

Using a cloth, tape, lens cap, etc. Does cover you anything. Turning of
UPnP will only address an exploit which requires UPnP. A piece of
spyware need not require any incomming connection.




Live in rural devon. You'd have to be wait a long time to get a single frame down the broadband here!
Tom te tom te tom

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