I am getting this message every 10 minutes, It looks like a virus, considering it’s file is called DUMMY.
What should I do?
Yes to accept it.
It’s fine
But perhaps you should read this first. Carefully.
Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums
ZlapX wrote:
> I am getting this message every 10 minutes, It looks like a virus,
> considering it’s file is called DUMMY.
>
> [image: http://i49.tinypic.com/14dolrr.png]
it is not a virus! 99.99999% of all computer viruses are written for
MS-Windows and do not affect Linux…
read the pop-up: “Do you trust the source of the packages?”
apparently you have visited (probably by use of a “One-Click” install
button) the Videolan.org web site trying to download some program…
this announcement “Software signature is required” is telling you that
the digital signature used to VERIFY that you have indeed connected to
source you wanted to connect to (download.videolan.org) rather than
some rogue site trying to TRICK you into downloading and installing a
ROOTKIT or other bad thing is NOT WORKING…
that is, the site is not automatically proving it is who it says it
is…AND the pop-up is asking you: Do you recognize
download.videolan.org as a trustworthy site having Linux programs you
trust to be clean and that you want to download dummy-0.0.1
if you click on Cancel i guess it will come back and ask again in ten
minutes…
if you click on “Help” it will likely tell you all of that, and maybe
more…like how to make it STOP asking…
–
DenverD (Linux Counter 282315)
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I realize that majority (not some fake statistic lol) (mac viruses too…)
of viruses are for windows as it is the most used and insecure of the bunch, but if a virus where to be on my linux (keylogger and such) i would go on believing linux is highly secure and keep my passwords saved and etc.
You must understand my skepticism.
Thank you guys for your help, I feared the worst as usual with linux.
It’s good to be cautious at all times. But rest assured that Linux used properly, is NOT prone to becoming infected. The time to worry is if you tend to do things as root where full system access is possible.
I am getting the same popup. Anyone knows how to make it stop trying permanently? Help just says that it failed to execute help.
francisco1844 wrote:
> I am getting the same popup. Anyone knows how to make it stop trying
> permanently? Help just says that it failed to execute help.
>
>
do you trust that you wanted to connect to Videolan.org, and that you
did, and that you want to download from that site?
if so, then click yes and it should complete the transaction…
otoh, have you tried to install a video program of any kind? how did
you do that, with YaST or a One-Click install? if the latter, where
did you find the button and what were you trying to install?
i ask, because now there are TWO folks with the same pop-up showing
up, unexpectedly…and maybe the programming for the one-click is
broken or maybe the videolan.org site is out of whack…
or, maybe it is an attempt to do nasty…that is, if you did NOT try
to install something from them do NOT click yes…
and, check your repos in YaST and disable the VLC repo…
–
DenverD (Linux Counter 282315)
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CMedia 9761 AC’97 Audio
If you had even paid the slightest attention to my earlier post you would have deleted that repo anyway!
You do NOT need it.
I am not aware of any installations in this box and have not done any one click installs. I did not expect anything to be installed.
I can’t be 100% sure, but I don’t recall installing or even trying to install anything in this machine for several weeks.
I have only been using OpenSuse since 11.0 and I never recall an installation box popping up unexpectedly.
Just did.
If I had only paid “the slightest attention” to your post I would have accepted the install…
and would not have noticed your second part…
I wonder if others are getting these popups. Even thought it may not be needed, just having the repo should not be causing these popups.
Are you running the Update applet or set to auto-update? This is what is triggering the popup. In Yast set auto-update off or set it to a lower check frequency. Same in th Applet. Yo really don’t need to check for updates every 10 min.
If you have videolan repo in your list you installed something from there at some time. All the Videolan packages are available form packman and that is the preferred supplier.
Thanks for the very useful explanation.
I went to the “Online Update Configuration” screen and “Automatic Online Update” is not selected.
OK so I see now, you are not the OP.
Please post result of this from a terminal
zypper lr -d
The output below is after I deleted videloan.
zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | download.opensuse.org-STABLE | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.2/) |
2 | download.opensuse.org-VirtualBox | openSUSE BuildService - Virtualization (VirtualBox) | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox/openSUSE_11.2/) |
3 | download.opensuse.org-games | openSUSE BuildService - Games | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/games/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.2/) |
4 | download.opensuse.org-mozilla | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.2/) |
5 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (Sources) | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | [Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/) |
6 | download.opensuse.org-php | openSUSE BuildService - PHP | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/server:/php/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/php/openSUSE_11.2/) |
7 | download.opensuse.org-standard | Main Repository (Contrib) | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/openSUSE:/11.2:/Contrib/standard](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.2:/Contrib/standard/) |
8 | download.opensuse.org-xfce | openSUSE BuildService - XFCE | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /repositories/X11:/xfce/openSUSE_11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce/openSUSE_11.2/) |
9 | ftp.skynet.be-suse | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.2](http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/) |
10 | http-download.opensuse.org-3131075d | Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0 | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | [Index of /update/11.2](http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/) |
11 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.2-Debug | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | [Index of /debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/) |
12 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | [Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/) |
13 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.2-Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 | yast2 | [Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/) |
14 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.2-Source | No | Yes | 99 | NONE | [Index of /source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss](http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/)
That looks reasonable
Your issue should not be a problem now