[ale] Am I in any danger?

Scott Castaline skotchman at gmail.com
Fri Nov 9 15:10:09 EST 2012


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Haven't used ClamAV in a while, since F15 or 16. It may not be a bad
idea to recheck it out. I've been looking around and haven't been able
to find anything added to my system at about that time, so I'm hoping
that they just wound up in the bit bucket.


On 11/09/2012 01:28 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> Scott
> 
> Often browser have an option to open the folder where the file(s)
> are downloaded. Check your default download folder unless it
> destination was overwritten.
> 
> Whether you are at risk depends on what the target is and whether
> it is installed on your box. If it targets Java or some browser
> script you are possibly at risk. If it is targeting something
> specific in IE or Windows, obviously not.
> 
> You might try installing ClamAV and run a scan of your box. ClamAV
> is probably in your repository.
> 
> Jay
> 
> On 11/09/2012 12:49 PM, Scott Castaline wrote: Checking email on
> Thunderbird, I use Fedora for my distro/OS of choice. I got an
> email from supposedly credit karma with supposedly my credit score.
> I was moving my cursor over to delete it and accidentally hit the
> log-in button. I noticed that it immediately downloaded 7 files
> (more likely very small as it was barely there in the status bar).
> I also noticed that another button appeared hidden by the login
> button. Am I in any serious danger? Is it time to reinstall? My
> boot drive is also SSD. Just for the heck of it, anyone know where
> more than likely these files went?
> 
> Scott C.
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