ATTENTION ALL USERS: Malicious Commands

crouse · Site Admin Joined: 17 Apr 2025 Posts: 11833 Location: Iowa

ATTENTION ALL USERS: Malicious Commands
Even if your not a command line junkie, you should at least be AWARE of commands that can cause SERIOUS issues with your system. Here is a link to a great post on the UBUNTU forums on the subject.

http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.html?a=54

Definitely worth a read.

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coastie · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2025 6:41 pm Post subject:

really informative post for newbs. I know that when I started using Linux I would've done whatever someone who made themselves out to be a poweruser or "guru" told me. Pretty scary someone would do this Surprised

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richard · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2025 9:47 pm Post subject:

Thank you. Have bookmarked it for future reference.

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Rootboy · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2025 11:52 pm Post subject:

Forkbomb? Honestly, all I did was send this noob some emoticons and the next thing I know, I'm banned!

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tlmiller · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2025 12:20 am Post subject:

Maybe it's safer just not to post on Ubuntu forums. That's how I've stayed out of trouble there.

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JP · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2025 12:48 am Post subject:

Thanks crouse Very Happy

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