But remember that rooted Windows machines account for an unbelievable percentage of the spam that's out there. And if they are on a corporate network, the server could be a Linux box with LDAP for Windows authentication. An account on that network would save you an awful lot of social engineering to get access.
On a different note, I think it's a sad state of affairs when people are willing to accept that the tool they spent a lot of money on (computer) won't perform as advertised because of numerous security holes or just plain bugs. A few bugs are understandable, but the number in the MS OS's are a bit ridiculous. Thanks, Fernando Vilas Flores MBA Programs [EMAIL PROTECTED] 225/578-9081 Tim Fournet wrote: > I think the problem is just that people have come to accept the fact > that there are exploits like that on Windows, and it no longer surprises > everyone. That and the fact that when you take over a Windows box, it's > still just a Windows box. Taking over a Linux/Unix machine gives you > something that's a bit more useful. > > On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 13:34, Brad Bendily wrote: > >>I've noticed this plenty of times before, but I had to >>point it out this time. Just so we all know that we're not >>totally bias against MS software. I was running an update >>on my 2k box today. I have 4 updates, 3 of them have this >>quote as the first line of the description of the update: >> >>"A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to >>compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it." >> >>You would think that their marketing people would step in and >>find a cutsie way to word it so that it isn't so blatantly ugly, >>but that's the quote. >> >>The 4th item says this: >> >>"A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to >>compromise a computer running Internet Explorer and gain control over it" >> >>It's one thing to hack the passwords on a box and "gain control of it" >>but every security update that is released shouldn't be like this. >>How many linux security problems let the attacker "gain control over" your >>box? I'm sure there are some, but no where near the same number of them. >> >>It's not that we're all crazy zealots, they just make crappy software. >>Why isn't it so easy for everyone else to see? >> >> >>BB >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
