full-disclosure - Re: Apple IOS security issue pre-advisory record

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Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:25:34 -0400
From: Charlie Derr <cderr@...ons-rock.edu>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Apple IOS security issue pre-advisory record

On 03/23/2012 07:26 PM, Michal Zalewski wrote:
>> I find it very unfortunate that 300 supposed security professionals clicked
>> on a hidden link like that without first checking what it was, or if not
>> simply ignoring it like I did!!!
>
> So how do you meaningfully "check what it is" without actually
> requesting the document?
>
> And what's the difference between that post and a hidden<img>  or
> <iframe>  included on a less obvious website?
>
> /mz

YMMV, but I always figured attempting to grab things with links or lynx from a command-line GNU/linux environment ought 
to be fairly safe, even for files that I'm pretty certain contain viral/trojan code (and to state the obvious, I don't 
execute anything that I download, I simply use tools to view).   And for the record, I didn't get a chance to do that in 
this case, as I missed the original post.

     best,
         ~c

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