On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 07:37:37AM +0530, fatbuddha wrote:
> Hi,
> This mail is inspired ;> by an ongoing thread on linux-mumbai list .
It talks abt why viruse
> affect windows and not Linux . The two(or one ) most common reason IMHO
are 1)Well there is > nothing like auto execute in linux (dnw -> chmod 755
-> ./FILENAME) 2)File extension are never > hidden something to these
effect . But if somebody here can come up with a slightly more > detailed
knowledge abt the subject (with reg to stuff like execution envirment ,
manuplation of > sys file (mostly .so in this case ) , the kernel etc )
it will be really grt :), another thing
> worth considering is the fact most of new cases of attack are worm rather
than viruses .AFAIK > *nix had it's fair share of worm attacks but why has
is stopped now ?
>
A nice article on the same topic can be found here:
http://librenix.com/?inode=21
> Also the mere fact that microsoft auto launches a file makes it less
secure but more user > friendly on the other hand linux is at other end of
spectrum .
Don't most desktops environments on Linux already do
that?
--
Manish
> But shouldn't there be a middle grnd where We can securely auto launch
files within a sandbox > sought of an enviroment
>
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