Re: debian and the malware problem

2005-11-30 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2005-11-27 15:56:27, schrieb Ron Johnson: Rootkits and worms come immediately to mind. :-) If you leave ports openund use insecure CGI's on your server or weak passwords or ... What's to stop such malware (which, if it exploits the right bug), from installing a keylogger (since, remember

Re: debian and the malware problem

2005-11-27 Thread Edward J. Shornock
On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 08:56:58AM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: First, thanks for the help on ntp-server and ntpdate. I have clamav installed and running and would like to know if debian packages exist that handle spyware the way clamav handles viruses or does clamav actually do both jobs?

Re: debian and the malware problem

2005-11-27 Thread Edward J. Shornock
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Re: debian and the malware problem

2005-11-27 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 2005-11-27 at 06:24 -0500, Edward J. Shornock wrote: On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 08:56:58AM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: [snip] Unless something has changed _very_ recently, there shouldn't be *any* spyware that can infect Linux systems as happens in the world of Windows... Rootkits and

debian and the malware problem

2005-11-24 Thread Jude DaShiell
First, thanks for the help on ntp-server and ntpdate. I have clamav installed and running and would like to know if debian packages exist that handle spyware the way clamav handles viruses or does clamav actually do both jobs? The bastille package doesn't mention spyware or make any

On checking the security of a system (was: Re: debian and the malware problem)

2005-11-24 Thread Rogério Brito
On Nov 24 2005, Jude DaShiell wrote: (...) The bastille package doesn't mention spyware or make any suggestions for what Linux software might be useful for system protection against this kind of malware. (...) In addition to bastille and cruft, that you mentioned in your previous e-mail, you