--- In [email protected], Robert C Wittig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hello john_howard_morgan,
>
> Friday, February 17, 2006, 10:19:27 AM, you wrote:
>
> j> I realise that there are very few nasty things threatening a
Linux
> j> desktop user. My question is simply whether it is possible, or
not, to
> j> have unpleasant spyware similar enter one's sytem when not
logged in
> j> as root?
>
> Yes. Windows malware does not affect *nix systems, but exploits do
> exist that are crafted specifically for *nix and *nix applications.
>
> Linux machines are more likely than Windows to be running web
services
> like sshd, ftpd, httpd, etc., and to have CGI scripts running, so
> these are the kinds of targets that crackers go after on *nix
boxes.
>
> As Windows gradually becomes more secure, Linux and Mac become more
> attractive, to crackers.
Thanks, Robert.
Wouldn't the specific things you list require root priviledge on a
simple desktop distro?
John
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