Jim Thompson wrote:
On Oct 18, 2006, at 8:19 PM, Tim Newsham wrote:
Its not that simple. Windows boxes are a heckuva lot easier to
populate with the software that creates botnets. They're an open
infection vector.
I don't agree at all. There are sufficient server and client
vulnerabilities in *BSD, linux, OS X and windows. Many of the
attacks don't even rely on any software vulnerability but on the poor
judgement and bad practices of end users. These same problems exist
in the unix population. The software for all aspects of a the
malware would be substantially similar across all existing popular
platforms. The only major differentiator is the return on
investment. Writing attacks for windows makes more economical sense
for attackers.
Please. Windows is *full* of holes, and by default, it essentially
runs as "root" (or the Windows equivalent).
(Just like Linspire, which sucks too.)
I've had linux machines on the wide-open net for years with nary an
issue (save a RedHat machine in 1999 or so that got rooted when it was
sitting in my home at the end of a T1 line.)
Go ahead, put your XP machine up on a raw, unfiltered IP connection.
See how long it lasts.
jim
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I have noted that working with the on-line FreeBSD community that there
are many people around the world using and watching the system. If
there are faults and holes discovered by gurus or newbies they are
quickly eliminated as soon as they have been identified. I think the
diversity of the users and developers of the open source OS will keep it
ahead of a closed system.
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