I may someday connect to work computers, clouds, etc. from home via ssh,
vpn, etc. I will not be running a mail server, or any other kind of server, on
my new system.
thanks,
Bill.
--- On Thu, 3/21/13, William Mattison wrote:
> From: William Mattison
> Subject: Fedora 18
Reindl Harald writes:
Am 22.03.2013 11:52, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Reindl Harald writes:
>
>> Am 22.03.2013 03:39, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
>> > How many users will see some mysterious unknown executable on their
desktop, and automatically execute it?
>>
>> are you really that naive?
>>
Am 22.03.2013 11:52, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Reindl Harald writes:
>
>> Am 22.03.2013 03:39, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
>> > How many users will see some mysterious unknown executable on their
>> > desktop, and automatically execute it?
>>
>> are you really that naive?
>> why do you think it n
Reindl Harald writes:
Am 22.03.2013 03:39, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Reindl Harald writes:
>
>> Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
>> > Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be
used to inject executable code, through a
>> > malicious web page, once
Am 22.03.2013 07:11, schrieb Tim:
> And what does a firewall do to help you? Acts as a barrier between
> outsiders and services on your computer that can be connected to. If
> you have no servers listening out for connections, there's little to
> worry about.
aha - and you can be sure you have
Am 22.03.2013 03:39, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Reindl Harald writes:
>
>> Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
>> > Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be
>> > used to inject executable code, through a
>> > malicious web page, once running the code wil
I started giving my wife, who knows zilch about computers, a series of
Linux-runnning laptops almost ten years ago. She does whatever the
hell she wants with it. Flash, browse whatever sites she wants (that
reminds me, what I said re Firefox, above, applies equally well to
Flash running insid
On Thu, 2013-03-21 at 07:31 -0700, William Mattison wrote:
> I have a single desktop connected only to the internet. It's
> dual-boot: Fedora 18 and windows 7 home. In Fedora, it has more than
> one user id.
>
> I skimmed/read through the Fedora 18 security guide, and much of the
> Fedora 18 inst
Roger writes:
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On 03/22/2013 11:36 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be us
ed to inject executable code, through a
malicious web page, once running the code wi
Reindl Harald writes:
Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be
used to inject executable code, through a
> malicious web page, once running the code will have no way to overwrite
Firefox's binary executable, and i
On 03/22/2013 11:36 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be used to
inject executable code, through a
malicious web page, once running the code will have no way to overwrite
Firefox's binary
Am 22.03.2013 00:56, schrieb Sam Varshavchik:
> Even let's hypothetically say there's an exploit in Firefox that can be used
> to inject executable code, through a
> malicious web page, once running the code will have no way to overwrite
> Firefox's binary executable, and implant
> itself in Fire
William Mattison writes:
malware. What does Linux have corresponding to that? I'm just about
certain that my old Linux system is infected with working spyware.
I have never heard of spyware on Linux.
I'd like
to have somet
On 03/21/2013 04:03 PM, Jorge Martínez López wrote:
Make sure your firewall is properly configured and blocks all ports
excepting the ones you need. There are online port scanners that can
help you verifying this. G
nmap 127.0.0.1 works fine
Rahul
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Hello,
2013/3/21 Steven Stern :
[...]
> It's extremely unlikely you'll have malware that affects the Linux
> stuff. To take care of that, install chkrootkit or rkhunter.
>
> If you share files with your Windows installation, the use clamav to
> scan those files for malware.
>
Adding to what Steve
On 03/21/2013 09:31 AM, William Mattison wrote:
> Windows has security essentials and malwarebytes scanning browser traffic to
> detect and block malware,
> and scanning the hard drive to find and remove malware.
> What does Linux have corresponding to that?
> I'm just about certain that my old
I have a single desktop connected only to the internet. It's dual-boot: Fedora
18 and windows 7 home. In Fedora, it has more than one user id.
I skimmed/read through the Fedora 18 security guide, and much of the Fedora 18
installation guide and the Fedora 18 sys. admin. guide. As best as I ca
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