On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 21:27 +0530, Varuna Seneviratna wrote: > I am new to Linux and Fedora. Am I safe when surfing the web with > default Firewall setting? Can My Computer be hacked when the firewall > is in the default setting? > I have no knowledge on configuring Firewalls
Most attacks on web browsers use poisoned Javascript or other HTML-based vectors, which (in general terms) are not going to be prevented by firewalls. You should of course use a firewall and the default settings are a good start, but you might also want to consider installing NoScript in your browser. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
