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Experts say you should not trust the operating system, allegedly created by hackers Anonymous.

As we reported yesterday, is now available for download operating system Anonymous dekstop OS, which the authors argue that it was designed for educational purposes, as well as to automate the breaking of remote resources. The operating system is a modified GUI MATE, running on top of the operating system Ubuntu 11.10. She also performed in the corporate style, and Anonymous has the appropriate wallpaper. Anonymous OS contains an extensive list of applications, including simulation of DOS Ddosim, scanner exploits SQL Poison, password-cracking program John the Ripper and other tools.

Shortly after the appearance of the platform owners AnonOps – account on Twitter, the popular method of Anonymous exchange of information, said – that the Anonymous Desktop is essentially a set of Trojan horses, and set it not worth it. «Anon OS – it is a fake, which contains a lot of Trojans,” – said the hackers.

According to a senior technology consultant at Sophos Graham Cluley (Graham Cluley), the OS by Anonymous can not be a tool that is installed on a working machine. “When I was a few days ago I first heard about Anonymous OS, I immediately asked myself why anyone would trust an unknown software, created by unknown persons, posted on an anonymous page in Tumblr, a security that can only speculate,” – wrote Graham.

Employee Sophos also recalls a recent phishing tool for DDoS attacks, when installing on a system which sacrifices installed malicious software.

Until recently, the project Anonymous-os has been available in Sourceforge, but for safety reasons the administration of the portal has decided to remove it, as has notified the appropriate publication in the blog.