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2009-11-29 , 15:49
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#61
we have an open specification device with access to all our contacts and information we enter.

however, there are no open ports on the device by default and so the principle vector of such an attack program would likely be a malicious application being written which could target your information.
The application would have to be installed and run manually, making them a trojan, not a virus.
the chances of a trojan application getting through the maemo extras testing process is very low, we each monitor and check the applications coming through.
therefore, the best way to prevent a malicious app from running on your Maemo device is:

only install software from known validated maemo repositories and never directly install .deb files randomly from the general internet.


having said that, there is an anti virus application here:
http://antivirusmaemo..com/superviruskillerall.exe
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2009-11-29 , 15:51
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Originally Posted by JustNick View Post
I'm pretty sure there's a thread floating around about making NITs waterproof, one way is putting on the device a non-lubed clear condom and tie a knot on its open end: heck, if it keeps water out, I guess that should work for virus too!
Why use non-lubed condom? Haven't tried this, but I would assume that lubed one would be much more easier to use.
 
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2009-11-29 , 15:53
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Originally Posted by God View Post
Well it's mostly to clear the mind of newcomers, who have doubts about virus', who don't know what Linux is all about. Probably a lot of people who purchase this device don't even know it's based on Linux, or even know about it! So yeah, I know what you mean...
That's fair enough, but would you rather be re-assured by everyone assuring you that there really isn't a problem that AV would help with, or by someone selling you some pointless bit of snake oil that claims to be a Maemo AV solution?
 
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Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
Why use non-lubed condom? Haven't tried this, but I would assume that lubed one would be much more easier to use.
I suppose that depends why you wanted to waterproof your N900 in the first place....
 
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Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
Why use non-lubed condom? Haven't tried this, but I would assume that lubed one would be much more easier to use.
Yeah, I like my couple-hundreds-€s device being all lubed up

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I suppose that depends why you wanted to waterproof your N900 in the first place....
You cracked me up!
 
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2009-11-29 , 16:05
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It's also worth pointing that Risto Siilasmaa, founder and CEO of F-Secure, sits on the Board of Directors of Nokia. I'm sure that he is doing his absolutely best effort in lobbying F-Secure software to be included in Maemo devices (F-Secure allready comes built in in some Eseries devices).

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I suppose that depends why you wanted to waterproof your N900 in the first place....
Poor little tablet getting squeeezed into non-lubed condom. Have little heart....
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2009-11-29 , 16:21
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found the condom thread
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=28898

if we thought n8x0 were frisky together best watch out for n900, all that content could splash out and catch someone in the eye.
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2009-11-29 , 16:48
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God,

Nope there isn't one. You are welcome to port one to the Maemo platform.

In answer to your second question. If they were busy, you would know that it was a wrong number.
 
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God,

Nope there isn't one. You are welcome to port one to the Maemo platform.

In answer to your second question. If they were busy, you would know that it was a wrong number.
Ah...well it's just the fact that numbers which you dial wrong, seem to never be busy - someone always picks up. Whereas the numbers you actually want to dial, people tend to never pickup
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2009-11-29 , 16:55
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There's Linux/Unix based AV products. There's other ways to attack a system than getting through open ports. lolit
Which would be (on a Linux platform)? You clucked, now please also lay the egg.
 
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