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
-----Original Message----- From: C.Huijgen [mailto:c.huijgen@casema.nl] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 2:13 PM To: suse-kde@suse.com Subject: [suse-kde] Leaky KDE? Spontaneous SPAM as screensaver.
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
There are a number of "flakey" screen savers in there - but I don't think they're pulling from outside sources. I've seen a bar-code one that's listed Viagra among other things. I've also seen the "Jack" one "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," etc. My solution - set the screen saver to one particular one I like, and ignore the rest ;)
Steve Kratz and Dan Freed, greetings I will not repeat everything that was written, as the suse-kde site is ordered by thread. This way I win some space. Of course it is partially lost by this explanation and by writing "greetings" in stead of "hi". Anyway, I thank you, especially Steve Kratz, for your reply. Long ago I suffered from a virus that manifested itself by slowing down the system. So when I noticed such an effect on KDE (still unexplained!) I did not like it much. It now appears that SuSe build in an innocent virus by way of practical joke. C.Huygen
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