Gary wrote: > This is a myth. A virus/trojan can set up housekeeping anywhere it > can acquire read-write access, even if that's "just" your /home. > > I of course agree that routine use of root access is to be avoided, > BUT not being logged in as root when a virus incursion happens only > limits the degree of damage it can do, not stops it altogether. >
It is worth mentioning that current generations of malware, especially the type that entices you to visit a URL (with malicious toolkits surreptitiously installed) will be able to then make a good determination of which OS and browser you are running, what possible forms of attack (particularly buffer overflow attacks against applications with high-level privileges) are worth trying, and then execute those attacks most likely to succeed, while the visitor is reading/viewing whatever content the Bad Guy has placed on the website, to hold their attention. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
