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On 04/11/2022 22:19, pothead wrote:
On 2022-11-04, nospam <[email protected]d> wrote:
In article <Iqd9L.1613164$[email protected]>, David Brooks
<[email protected]d> wrote:
Which other security 'tests' would you like to run on Terminal?
you should run one of the most effective ways to remove all malware
(thus the name rm) and anything else that might potentially be malware,
which is the following:
sudo rm -rf /
you will need to authenticate so that it can access the hidden system
files, where malware often lurks.
malware be gone!
ROTFLMAO !
You should read ALL posts in ACW!!!
Message-ID: <g3g9L.1558872$
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In the interest of science, a VM died to answer this question:
testrm:~ admin$ sudo rm -rf /
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
rm: /dev/fd/0: Operation not supported
rm: /dev/fd/1: Operation not supported
rm: /dev/fd/2: Operation not supported
rm: /dev/fd/3: Not a directory
rm: /dev/fd/4: Bad file descriptor
rm: /dev/fd: Operation not supported
rm: /dev: Resource busy
rm: /home: Resource busy
rm: /net: Resource busy
rm: /private/var/log: Directory not empty
rm: /private/var/run: Directory not empty
rm: /private/var: Directory not empty
rm: /private: Directory not empty
rm: /System/Library: Directory not empty
rm: /System: Directory not empty
rm: /: Is a directory
testrm:~ admin$
malware be gone!
😛
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