First things first. Linux.Encoder.1, the "Linux" crypto-ransomware, is not a Linux security hole. This malware relies on a security hole in the Magento web e-commerce platform, not Linux.

Called Linux.Encoder.1 the ransomware will encrypt your MySQL, Apache, and home/root folders. The system then asks for a single bitcoin to decrypt the files. From Dr.Web Antivirus: Once ...

Designated as "Linux.Encoder.1" by the company, the malware largely targets Web servers, encrypting their contents and demanding a ransom of one Bitcoin (currently about $500). Many of the systems ...

BR>A DVD-Ripper is not a problem, that takes less than an hour, but I'd really like to do the encoding (which takes 10 hours or longer) in Linux.<P>Anybody knows a descent encoder for Linux?

The crypto-ransomware is aimed at Linux system administrators and demands exactly one Bitcoin to restore access to key files. One Bitcoin was worth about $420 last week but is currently $375.

Mencoder does video encoding/converting much the same as ffmpeg does ... programmer at Emerson Electric Co. Mitch has been a contributor to and a friend of Linux Journal since the early 2000s.