What does PuTTY do to a computer?

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zorpnic

Discussion Starter · Nov 30, 2006

I found out someone was using it on my system. I'm not using any software to access databases, or anything. While I was having a party this past weekend, one of my Linux buddies decided to show off while he was pissed at me, and put in on there. I want to know if anybody knows what it does, and if I should worry. Thanks.

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Kamakazi

· #2 · Nov 30, 2006

Probably not, it is a SSH client application, we use it here at school to access the network from the dorms and do our programming on.

http://www.putty.nl/download.html if you wish to read more.

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Snerp

· #3 · Nov 30, 2006

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Originally Posted by zorpnic

Showing off Linux at a party eh? That's gotta have the ladies eating out of the palm of his hand!

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zorpnic

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 30, 2006

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Showing off Linux at a party eh? That's gotta have the ladies eating out of the palm of his hand!

Especially the "will code for food" types.

:turd:

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gonX

· #5 · Nov 30, 2006

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Especially the "will code for food" types.

:turd:

Haha

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DontPassTheFence

· #6 · Nov 30, 2006

I use PuTTy all the time, just a command prompt-based SSH client (or SSH key generator 'PuTTygen.exe' ) -- harmless... its what he MAY have downloaded/uploaded to/from the particular SSH server he connected to.

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ENTERPRISE

· #7 · Nov 30, 2006

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its what he MAY have downloaded/uploaded to/from the particular SSH server he connected to.

Yes thats the only risk really.Other than that your ok.

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