trojans and Ubuntu

[Willis Taylor]

Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> Mario Vukelic wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 15:16 -0600, Tim M wrote:
>>     
>>> The friend? Yes, she is still using windows XP. I am concerned about
>>> her because her computer is her lifeline but I don't want to
>>> needlessly alarm her and send her into a panic.
>>>       
>> If her computer is her lifeline and she suffers from panic attacks
>> induced by computer mishaps, I seriously recommend doing regular and
>> verified backups.
>>
>> Without known more about the link, and if your boss has a clue, I
>> certainly wouldn't rule out a possible infection.
>>     
>
> If it's a lifeline system, I wouldn't even run Windows.  Seriously. 
> Backups can mean you're backing up the trojan/worm along with your data.
>
> If the OS must absolutely be Windows try virtualizing it with VMWare. 
> VMs make it simple to back up the entire state of a machine.
>
> At a minimum run a sandboxing application to envelope the web browser. 
> Definitely don't run IE.
>
> Another option is to run something like Deep Freeze with a partition 
> dedicated to saving data files.
>
> Other options would be to consider moving to OS X or Linux as the 
> primary OS.
>
> I know this is beyond most technophobes to try doing, but if it's a 
> "lifeline" system, it pays off to do this.  Otherwise it's just 
> overdramatic and exaggerated to have a true "lifeline" necessary system 
> without proper safety measures in place and backup contingency plans and 
> I don't really have too much sympathy for someone that claims XYZ is 
> absolutely positively necessary to have working yet they do absolutely 
> nothing to know how to properly use it or have a reasonable backup plan 
> in place for when the primary system goes kaput.
>
>   
Very solid advise.
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