Virus Issue 2

[Nathan Sprangers]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 01:49:20 +0200, Andre Truter
<andre.truter at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:50:53 +0100, René L. Reingard
> <reingard at hispeed.ch> wrote:
> > b.) if working as a simple user, hanging in the world wide web, the
> > root
> > can not become exploit by anyone? yes OR no?
> 
> Normally, no.  It is still possible for an atacker to exploit your
> system via unpatched security holes, but working as a normal user
> reduce the risks and makes it more difficult for an atacker.
> It is also a good idea to be behind a firewall.  Of your machine is
> direct on the WEB, make sure the network interface connected to the
> net is firewalled.

I generally thought a firewall wasn't necessary since by default Ubuntu
installs with no services running to the outside world.

-- 
Nathan Sprangers  <farruinn at cwazy.co.uk>