Question Regarding Ubuntu Linux Security vis-a-vis other O.S.s

[Craig Younkins]

You're welcome. Speaking of Snow Leopard's anti-malware system... did you
know it only blocks 2 trojans? Heh

http://lifehacker.com/5347925/snow-leopard-malware-blocker-only-protects-against-two-trojans

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On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Nathan Bahn <nathan.bahn at gmail.com> wrote:

> C.Y.--
>
> Thank you for your explanation, sir; they helped relieve my mind (I
> installed -- and thus support -- Ubuntu Linux on a number of machines and I
> was haunted by the thought that these people were surfing the web at great
> peril.).
>
> --N.B.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Craig Younkins <cyounkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > "The very first computer worm affected Unix exclusively, and Linux
> > machines
> > > are particularly easy to penetrate -- MUCH easier than Vista boxes --
> > when
> > > you know how to do it - especially since its all open source code which
> > > makes it easier to hack!"
> >
> >
> > Short answer: No, you don't have much to worry about.
> >
> > What type of attack?
> > - Network based attack: Ubuntu ships with no open ports, unlike Windows.
> > How
> > do you attack a machine without any open ports?
> > - Browser based attack: First, there must be an exploit in the browser,
> so
> > it depends on the browser. Firefox is a lot more secure than IE. After
> > exploitation of the browser, the attacker has privileges of the running
> > user, bringing me to...
> > - Any attack: To do something serious on a *nix machine, you need root
> > access. To sudo, this requires the user's password. On XP, the default
> user
> > is administrator, who can do serious damage to the system.
> >
> > As for the "open source" comment - this guy seems to think that you can
> > hack
> > anything where the source code is known. Of course, this is completely
> > false. The most secure systems are open so that many people can *try* and
> > break it. Researchers analyze open security systems to find bugs and
> > possible, even theoretical exploits. There are many many bugs in
> > closed-source software.
> >
> > Consider this - In closed-source software, there is very little
> > incentive/motivation to close security holes. Who's gonna know?
> >
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> >
> http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/
> > >system,
> > and no longer check my email like a madman. If it's important, call.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Nathan Bahn <nathan.bahn at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Attention all--
> > > In this forum<
> > >
> >
> http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/snow_leopards_anti-malware_fea.html?hpid=news-col-blog
> > > >a
> > > user states that, "Linux machines are particularly easy to
> > > penetrate...."
> > > How concerned should I be about Linux malware?
> > > --N.B.
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