What about the guy that needed help communicating with the PCAnywhere host?
Gerard Perreault wrote: > Considering that there is more and more use of free-ware in Linux, and that > many of those free-ware utilities are installed by non root users (ie. games > or neat programs), there is some potential for a Trojan horse attack, > particularly if the source code is not available to the Linux community or > the software is in beta version (which may not have gone through much > supervison yet). > > The fact that the Trojan horse is still limited by the kernel restrictions > (assuming it's not within a device driver), does not give me much comfort. > Even if I do backups regularly, the thought of having to restore my home > directory is not appealing at all. Specially if I had to restore those of > many users. > > The main advantage of Unix based systems (like Linux), is that at least they > have security, they take advantages of CPU capabilities to protect the OS. It > is not like other systems which welcome viruses with open harms. At least > Linux has locks on the door, but if you let them in, it's a new ball game. > > On Tuesday 05 February 2002 22:07, Terry Mathews wrote: > > For a virus to damage more than the current user's files, it would need > > root access. For that, it would have to have some sort of ability to "root" > > the system, usually overflowing a port. The problem is that a virus that > > could root several different UNIXes running different versions of services > > would have to have many different hacks in it and would be very large in > > size, and just the size alone would alert people to the fact it's a virus. > > > > Viruses get by on x86 systems because of common exploitable problems. A > > 10-15MB virus would be much, much easier to detect. > > > > > > Well, I don't know if I'd go that far. They aren't common, but linux > > > > or any unix (or any OS really) can have a virus/worm written for it. > > > > > > A worm is not a virus. I think there's only 1 true virus written for > > > Unix, and it was more of a "proof of concept, IIRC. > > -- > Gerard Perreault > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 1329 N. University, Suite D4 Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax
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