Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kde (287 mails)

["C.Huijgen" <c.huijgen@xxxxxxxxx>]

LS.
The problem I met may not be new, but, to a lazy person
like me, to sponge on the more knowledgeable is easier
then searching the archives. So, on the assumption the
problem is new, her goes.
Recently I switched to SuSe 9.1 Linux for my internet work,
assuming I would be safe from intruders. However, in the
beginning my machine came up with SPAM-like "screensavers",
offering Viagra, interesting pictures and a rigmarole
about Jack working all day. As soon as I touched a key
they disappeared, but immediately after that KDE, never
lightning fast, reacted much slower. Logging out did not
help; the computer had to be restarted. Recently (because
I choose a "real" screensaver?) the problem stopped
occurring. No harm done apparently. Nevertheless the
situation is a bit disquieting; how can this happen?
It does not seem likely that the "screensavers" were
included in the software, if only because the purchased
version is (almost) identical to the downloaded one.
As I was physically connected to a server, they may have
come from the outside, but how?? Is Linux leaky?
A more practical question: "how can I solve the problem?"
But then, maybe I already did.
Ideas anyone?
C.Huygen