I was installing dropbox via homebrew and I was prompted with the message "dropbox requires a kernel extension to work." and also a Warning "No checksum defined for cask 'dropbox', skipping verification." that there was no checksum to verify the file.<p>I'm weary of installing apps that require access to the kernel or administrative access... should I be concerned?
Of course you should be concerned. You're installing a kernel extension from an unknown developer on the internet. Most people here are using npm which has thousands of malicious packages. I don't think they have a clue.<p><a href="https://threatpost.com/malicious-npm-packages-web-apps/178137/" rel="nofollow">https://threatpost.com/malicious-npm-packages-web-apps/17813...</a>