From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17844o-0006dm-00 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 15:04:42 -0400 Received: (qmail 19445 invoked by uid 0); 15 May 2002 19:04:07 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp016-rz3) with SMTP; 15 May 2002 19:04:07 -0000 Message-ID: <003201c1fc43$3703f860$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 15:03:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well the best thing is to kill the telnet daemond If you don't need it since that blocks one of the ways into your system that hackers like. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' > On Wed, 15 May 2002, 'Georgina' wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Well I believe that GNU/Linux is becoming more popular as developers > > such as those with Redhat and Mandrake with their superb installers, > > will attract the attention of hackers who wish to be destructive to > > write viruses that can infect Unix type systems. Perhaps the antivirus > > software producers are just using psychology but over the past year, > > they're producing their products to run under Unix type systems and more > > have appeared on the market. > > One of the biggest problems is the default permissions which can come from > certain apps. I remember there was a warning a year or two ago, that some > packages on some distros had 777 permissions, now if that's not an > invitation, nothing is. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >