Questions on Security

[Hal Burgiss]

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Nathan Bahn <nathan.bahn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Attention all--
>
> I have read (at least, insofar as Windows operating systems are concerned)
> that Java Script should be disabled on web browsers whenever possible
> because of drive-by infections from infected websites.  Does this also apply
> to Linux?  This leads me to my second question.....
>
> I ran a program called Virus Scanner, and it reported 3 infected files --
> all in the Firefox program.  Neither the "quarantine" nor the "delete"
> functions work when I right-click on the presented files.  I am at a bit of
> a loss as to what I should do.

I would not worry about Virus infections per se, as that is not going
to be an issue worth getting into.

But there are certainly plenty of other ways javascript is capable of
causing trouble, such as cookie theft.

I think you'll find most modern website have some javascript so
disabling it, might have be done pretty selectively.

If there is anything worse than a Windows installation, its a virus
infected Windows installation.

-- 
Hal