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You should have read this first.
#!/bin/bash
# 8 LOUD accent escape codes
R=$'\033[31m'
O=$'\033[38;5;16m'
Y=$'\033[33m'
G=$'\033[32m'
C=$'\033[36m'
B=$'\033[34m'
P=$'\033[35m'
L=$'\033[38;5;17m'
W=$'\033[1;37m'
X=$'\033[0m'
BOLD=$'\033[1m'
b='XXXXXX'
cat << EOF
${W} .................
${W} .syhhso++++++++/++osyyhys+.
${W} -oddyo+o+++++++++++++++o+oo+osdms:
${W} :dmyo++oosssssssssssssssooooooo+/+ymm+\`
${W} hmyo++ossyyhhddddddddddddhyyyssss+//+ymd-
${W} -mho+oosyhhhddmmmmmmmmmmmmmmddhhyyyso+//+hN+
${W} my+++syhhhhdmmNNNNNNNNNNNNmmmmmdhhyyyyo//+sd:
${W} hs//+oyhhhhdmNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNmmdhyhhhyo//++y
${W} s+++shddhhdmmNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNmdhhhdhyo/++/
${W} 'hs+shmmmddmNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNmddddddhs+oh/
${W} shsshdmmmmmNNMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNmmmmmmdhssdh-
${W} +ssohdmmmmNNNNNMMMMMMMMNNNNNNmmmmmNNmdhhhs:\`
${W} -+oo++////++sydmNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNdyyys/--://+//:
${W} d/+hmNNNmmdddhhhdmNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNmdhyyyhhhddmmNmdyd-
${W} ++--+ymNMMNNNNNNmmmmNNNNNNNNNNNmdhddmNNMMMMMMNmhyss
${W} /d+\` -+ydmNMMMMMMNNmNMMMMMMMmmmmNNMMMMMNNmh- :sdo
${W} sNo \` /ohdmNNMMMMNNMMMMMNNNMMMMMNmdyo/ \` hNh
${W} M+' \`\`-/oyhmNNMNhNMNhNMMMMNmho/ \` 'MN/
${W} d+' \`-+osydh0w.nzmNNmho: 'mN:
${W} +o/ \` :oo+:s :+o/-\` -dds
${W} :hdo ${R}x${W} \`-/ooss:':+ooo: \` ${R}0${W} :sdm+
${W} +dNNNh+ :ydmNNm' \`sddmyo +hmNmds
${W} dhNMMNNNNmddhsyhdmmNNNM: NNmNmhyo+oyyyhmNMMNmysd
${W} ydNNNNNh+/++ohmMMMMNMNh oNNNNNNNmho++++yddhyssy
${W} \`:sNMMMMN' \`mNMNNNd/\`
${R}${b}${O}XXXX${W} y/hMMNm/ .dXb. -hdmdy: \` ${P}XXXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}XXX${W} \`o+hNNds. -ymNNy- .yhys+/\`\` ${P}XXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}XXX${W} +-+//o/+odMNMMMNdmh++////-/s ${P}XXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}XX${W} mhNd -+d/+myo++ysy/hs -mNsdh/ ${P}XXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}XXX${W} mhMN+ dMm-/-smy-::dMN/sMMmdo ${P}XXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}XXXXX${W} NMy+NMMh oMMMs yMMMyNMMs+ ${P}XXXX${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${W} dy-hMMm+dMMMdoNMMh ydo ${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}XX ${W} smm 'NMMy dms sm ${B}X${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}XXX ${B}XX${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${R}${b}${O}${b}${Y}${b}${G}${b}${C}${b}${B}${b}${P}${b}${L}${b}
${X}
EOF
echo ""
echo -e "${BOLD}${R} GRADE: F+${X}"
echo ""
echo -e "${BOLD}You just piped a random script from the internet into bash.${X}"
echo ""
echo " This one happens to not be malicious."
echo " The next one might not be so friendly."
echo ""
echo " This could have:"
echo " - exfiltrated your SSH keys and cloud credentials"
echo " - installed a persistent backdoor"
echo " - added a crypto miner to your crontab"
echo " - rm -rf'd something you care about"
echo " - all of the above, silently"
echo ""
echo -e " ${BOLD}Read scripts before you run them.${X}"
echo " Especially ones about supply chain security."
echo " The irony would have been incredible."
echo ""
echo " Here's what you just ran (this file):"
echo " https://gist.github.com/fielding/886a6be1118fdb857a7020f42c32bcd2"
echo ""
echo " Here's the actual scanner you meant to run:"
echo " https://gist.github.com/fielding/846f963ae19cb69bc8ae35d9a76ada93"
echo ""
echo " Read them both. Then run the real one."
echo ""
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