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Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
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As a new arch user how do I check PKGBUILD and install script changes? And what am I looking for out of the ordinary?
Feel free to point me to a wiki page if possible
Nevermind I just searched pkgbuild
If you are concerned with security, you can install postmaster or any other firewall force block all the internet connection and deny all the connections and then manually start allowing apps and process access to internet.
It's an annoying process. It takes a lot of time to set up, but once it gets going, you will be mostly secure from this type of attack.
So, sort of security over convenience.
I would add using as much as possible flatpak, and only using aur in special circumsrances, also using selinux if possible.