Governments Injecting Skype WhatsApp VLC with FinFisher

[Georgi Guninski]

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 01:48:43AM -0400, grarpamp wrote:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/71kpo0/finfisher_internetprovider_schieben_spitzelopfern/
> http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/are-you-being-watched-finfisher-government-spy-tool-found-hiding-whatsapp-skype-1640263
> 
> Are you being watched? FinFisher government spy tool found hiding as
> WhatsApp and Skype
> 
> Malware used by intelligence agencies spotted in 7 countries, experts said.
> 
> Legitimate downloads of popular software including WhatsApp, Skype and
> VLC Player are allegedly being hacked at an internet service provider
> (ISP) level to spread an advanced form of surveillance software known
> as "FinFisher", cybersecurity researchers warn.
>

Is there a relatively safe way of installing from source on linux? IIRC
there was an online database of hashes of the more popular stuff.