re: INFECTIONS: The old wives' tale put to bed
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by sekirt
(297 messages posted)
gewg_
Thanks for the article. Very informative. I wouldn't
switch to Linux now for sure. I want to flip a switch
and do what I want to do with my computer. No
logging on. No nags. No creating an exe. No user
account.
*Attention any normal computer owners*
I am willing to take the gamble that a bad guy won't
infect my computer - that is why I do things my way.
I do not recommend you do the same. If I ran a company,
I would not hesitate to follow the normal rules. Too much
can go wrong and the best employee in the world can make
a simple mistake. A business cannot afford that kind of
down-time.
sekirt
On Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 2:03 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>gewg_ wrote:
>||(Linux guys DON'T have to worry about infections).
>||
>sekirt wrote:
>|You wouldn't be able to say that if Linux had,
>|say, 50% or more of the market.
>
>I stumbled on a page by a talented writer[1]
>who did a really good job of putting together _all_ the pieces:
>cache
>of http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/02/14/flipping-the-linux-switch-the-anti-virus-question/print
>
>NOTE: *n?x is NOT a panacea.
>It *still* can't protect you from YOUR OWN stupidity.
>If you download a Linux-compatible app from a dubious source[2]
>then make the effort to flip the x bit to executable then run that,
>you CAN expect it to do nasty things to **YOUR** home directory.
>
>If, however, you haven't unnecessarily monkeyed with privileges
>(i.e. you've just left them in their default-install state[3]),
>the OTHER users on the system won't be affected in the slightest by YOUR stupidity:
>the Linux operating system won't need to be disinfected nor reinstalled
>nor its security or state thought about in the slightest.
>
>Note: The *human interaction* part
>is the reason that **thoughtful** Windoze users (e.g. Steve)
>can often get by without band-aids plastered all over their systems.
>...and Linux's unflipped x bit on downloaded files makes the final difference.
>http://google.com/search?q=r-w-x-r-w-x-r-w-x+permissions+owner+group+other
>Again, it's about an OS that's NOT Defective By Design.
>
>
>[1] More of Kristin's excellent work:
>google.com/search?q=site:downloadsquad.com+intitle:"Flipping.the.Linux.switch"
>
>[2] Vetted repositories of Linux-compatible software are SIMPLE to find;
>crap sources are easily spotted.
>
>[3] ...and use su and/or sudo to do things that require elevated privileges.
>This is why I say that Puppy is NOT real Linux and should be avoided.
>Others that suck for the same reason: dyna:bolic; XandrOS; Linspire/Freespire.
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