Wonder if my use of ubo n noscript would protect from this? i'm trying to use a fedora kda linux box as my daily driver, but my windows 8 lappy still sits there to run thunderbird rules and onenote, so I'm half protected from an OS perspective I guess?
> you can run thunderbird on linux, copy your rules over.
Now there's a good idea. Going to research how to install Thunderbirdon Linux now. I've been a windows baby duck since I first used a computer in 2000 w/ Windows 2000 and so not having familiar creature comforts like thunderbird_setup.exe or even a "Program Files" folder is taking some getting used to.
Installing popular open source apps on Linux is generally super easy.
On Ubuntu (and most other desktop-centric Linux distros) the installation process is going to look something like opening the "Software Center" application, searching for "Thunderbird" and clicking "Install."
Install Thunderbird from a package manager. On Fedora I suppose that's DNF or RPM now, but it used to be yum or RPM.
Some analogous folders between Windows and Linux (the File Hierarchy Standard):
System-wide binaries (.exe) for userland software on Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\
C:\Program Files\
System-wide binaries for userland software on Linux:
/usr/bin/
/usr/local/bin/
System-wide configuration files on Windows:
C:\Program Data\
System-wide configuration files on Linux:
/etc/
Per-user binaries (.exe) on Windows:
C:\Users\JillS\AppData\Local\
C:\Users\JillS\AppData\Local\Programs\
Per-user binaries on Linux:
/home/jills/.local/bin/
(also various user-specified locations under /home/jills/)
Per-user configuration files on Windows:
C:\Users\JillS\
C:\Users\JillS\AppData\Roaming\
Per-user configuration files on Linux:
/home/jills/.config/
(A different location can be specified on most Linux desktop setups (i.e., those that use the X Window System) by changing environment variable $XDG_CONFIG_HOME to equal the desired location)
Admin (root) binaries on Windows:
C:\Windows\
Root (admin) binaries on Linux:
/bin/
/sbin/
The environment variable PATH works the same in principle on both Windows and Linux. On Windows you change PATH in the GUI "Edit environment variables for your account". On Linux you typically use a text editor to open one of the standard "dot" files in /home/jills/, such as .profile or .bashrc, and specify PATH in there.
EDIT:
It would help if you knew where Fedora's Thunderbird packagers put your Thunderbird email files. I think it's typically
/home/multicomp/.thunderbird/
If that's true in your case, then just find your `x1y2z3.default` folders on Windows and copy them to that Linux directory. Not sure if the `.ini` files matter, but copying those shouldn't hurt.
Two of my desktop and one of my laptop PCS were hit recently and I was not aware who the most likely corporate or until I read this post. Strange thing, is that yesterday I started noticing the same pop-ups in my browser on my Android phone. I'm reinstalling Windows later today on all my three PCs and will be using virustotal religiously.
If you're not running javascript, probably. Better yet fire up a VM if you're heading into the nether-regions of the internet. Or there's also Sandboxie, anyone still use it and recommend?
As for me, I think that VM suggestion is a good idea. In theory I stay on the tech utopia cyberneighborhoods like Matrix forums, Fxtec forums, etc. but I figure banner ads can be found in the most unlikely places.
