On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:50, Mike Brum wrote: > Yes and no - even with Linux you still need to know HOW to lock down the > machine and without doing so, there are still exploits that can be as, or > more, dangerous than some Windows exploits (take the SSH exploit recently > found that can give an intruder root access!). > > Bottom line is that any OS has vulnerability if you don't have the know-how > to lock it down - it's not a Windows-specific problem. The Linux vs. Windows > issue is moot.
Oh I know all that :) I was just trolling. Also if his brother doesn't know linux then he would suddenly be at a disadvantage since he wouldn't know all the exploits, or even much of the way things work. But mostly, I was trolling. Cheers, Rob. > > -M > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Cummings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 4:38 PM > To: Stephen Craton > Cc: PHP List > Subject: Re: [PHP] IIS Ports > > > The short answer (and a good way to start a flamewar ;) install linux :) > > Cheers, > Rob. > > > On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 16:31, Stephen Craton wrote: > > This is kind of off topic but kind of not, it's your call. My brother > > came home this weekend from college this weekend acting all cool since > > he has been learning to hack. He was telling us (the family) how he > > did random port penetration on the home network and he said my > > computer was the most vulnerable with around 25 ports open. I didn't > > really care until about an hour later he hacked into my computer and > > then reset it causing me to loose all my important information. I told > > my dad and my brother promptly lied about anything of the sort. > > > > > > > > What I want to know.since I know the majority of my ports open are > > from IIS.is how I can close these. I only need my local server > > accessible by just my computer but the entire network too.just not the > > network. > > > > > > > > I thought the ports would just be open on my computer and not the > > hardware firewall and everything. I went ahead and turned on the > > Windows XP firewall but I've heard it really sucks. So is there any > > way of closing the IIS ports so my brother, and any other hacker, > > can't get in here and cause havoc? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Stephen Craton > > > > http://www.melchior.us -- http://www.melchior.us/portfolio > > > > > > > > > > > -- > .------------------------------------------------------------. > | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | > :------------------------------------------------------------: > | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | a > | powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | such as > | forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | > | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | > | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | > `------------------------------------------------------------' > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
