Re: Piracy attempts?

From: Baard Ove Kopperud (bokoppeNOSpamHere_at_frisurf.no)
Date: 02/01/04 

Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 03:02:05 +0100

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:45:59 +0100, Martin Blume wrote:

> "Madhusudan Singh" <spammers-go-here@yahoo.com> schrieb
>>
>> > time, and they sniff around your IP's server, they will find
>> > that you have a linux machine and so might be attackable.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> What is this supposed to mean ??
>>
>
> If an attacker finds out what OS a victim is running, an attack is
> easier as he can try out various vulnerabilities. And, yes, there
> are Linux vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, Linux is much more secure
> than other OS's around.

The problem with Linux of course, is that it -- unlike
Windows -- comes with servers for everything (HTTP, FTP,
SSH, Telnet, POP, SMTP,...), and if these are installed
uncritically and left running by someone without much
knowledge, then that computer can be used for much
unpleasant stuff...

-Koppe 

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