Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3031 mails)

[Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 07 February 2008 19:55, Wolfgang Woehl wrote:

> Security by insignificance? I'd consider getting rid of that habit
> whenever it will be judged by interested parties that linux desktops
> now ranged in the significant amounts. Or your specific box gets to
> be judged significant.
>
> The notion that malware on linux was technically not feasible is
> highly irrational. I think experienced senior linux users shouldn't
> keep on spreading this deceptive mantra. You should know better.

Why is it irrational? I disagree with that statement. Unless you can of 
course show me an attachment that auto-executes under linux. 


> Malware is not entirely about root, remember? John Doe user accounts
> with dsl pipes, privacy breaches, Apps-can-do-all etc. You know the
> list.

No, it's not all about root. But it is about doing something stupid. 
There's no other way to describe it. First it has to be 
downloaded/saved. Then it has to be made executable. Then it has to be 
run. If all three things are done, then yes, you have a problem. But 
it's a three step process. 

> I think it'd be good long-term practice to rather gossip about sound
> and decent security awareness. On any desktop.

True.. But you are a whole lot safer with linux that Microsoft products.

Mike

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