On Monday 20 October 2003 22:54, HaywireMac wrote: > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:39:44 +0100 > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > You may find this interesting: > > > > http://www.virusbtn.com/news/latest_news/granneman.xml > > > > Anne > > <sigh> Here we go again. > > As has happened many times before, the author of this piece of > journalistic tripe is trolling for controversy. > > The *fact* is that Linux is several times more resistant to trivial > exploits than Windows. There is no one in the security field with more > than ten brain cells who disputes this. > > Yes, it is possible to exploit Linux platforms, just like it's possible > to exploit any platform. The question is: is it *trivial*? > > Windows: yes. Linux: no. > > The article this "journalist" seeks to rebut makes this point fairly > well, it's not propaganda, it's not wishful thinking or anyone burying > their heads in the sand. It's just an observation of something that is > common knowledge. > > Let's put it this way, as someone on my local LUG list said: > > Take a default install of any Linux distro, and a default install of > Windows, connect them to the internet with no firewall or any antivirus > software, and see which one gets compromised 1st. > > Anyone care to bet? > > C'mon, I'll give you ten to one on the Windows box... ;-)
An acquaintance of mine stuck a newly bought winXP box on the internet.......it lasted 15 minutes, after which it was degraded (or should that be upgraded?) to a worm, trojan and virus spreader itself. So...NO, no bet;) Good luck, HarM -- Registered Linux User #197998 FSF Associate Member #901 ICQ #146191606 Mandrake HowTo's & more: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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