tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post8576868768998547605..comments2023-08-16T05:25:36.190-07:00Comments on Happy Linux Thoughts: The linux spyware challengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-22357396731877087402012-12-15T12:35:57.519-07:002012-12-15T12:35:57.519-07:00to those people that call Linux a old / stone age ...to those people that call Linux a old / stone age os your idiots and have no I.T knowledge Linux came out before windows but after mac the oldest would have to be analog witch was way back when we had pcs the size of warehouses and there's different forms of linux as for trying to infect a system you would have to know exactly what kernel code you are going after why ? because not all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-76138092074685105942012-01-27T10:59:56.983-07:002012-01-27T10:59:56.983-07:00Ok, I am a selflesss member of e621 and it got win...Ok, I am a selflesss member of e621 and it got winhose viruses out there for the winblows sheep to catch and become everyone *inx users' lil'Hoe. Linux is growing believe it or not you Windows users, I trust M$ to not have a fresh install laced with thier own trojins. More users, hell, with PC gaming next to dead. It easy to become a linux user now then it was 10 years ago.<br /><br />OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-56928959372510539592008-01-25T03:32:00.000-07:002008-01-25T03:32:00.000-07:00The 2nd and 6th guy to post in the comment section...The 2nd and 6th guy to post in the comment section are like the epitome of IT security uberness. Just look at all the firewall and noscript plugin action they have going on. They probably have to wear a personal protective helmet whenever they leave the house too..<BR/><BR/>Author says:<BR/><BR/>"who is a <B>noob to linux</B> that I would pay him $100 if he could, within the period of <B>one weekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-91823988894354718702007-12-29T15:21:00.000-07:002007-12-29T15:21:00.000-07:00Actually, education will utlimately do nothing to ...Actually, education will utlimately do nothing to enchance the landscape of computer security for the majority of people around the world. People are driven by basic instincts (sex, money, flashy stuff, free stuff, etc) regardless of their education. Basically, from truly the truly intelligent person's perspective, people are basically stupid. Nothing in all of time will change that. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-73279771723845243882007-11-12T07:53:00.000-07:002007-11-12T07:53:00.000-07:00You know what they say, "The masses are asses". ...You know what they say, "The masses are asses". Which is why all the spyware/adware/viruses are written for windows, there's just soo many uneducated people in the world using it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-79852874722810477912007-10-01T08:44:00.000-07:002007-10-01T08:44:00.000-07:00First of all, to those of you who don't run anti-v...First of all, to those of you who don't run anti-virus programs, how do you know you don't have anything? Yeah. I sleep around and don't use a condom or get tested, but I don't have anything. I know because I don't have any symptoms. Meh!<BR/><BR/>Secondly, never run as root or administrator. Never. There's no reason to. It's just stupid and dangerous to do so.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, even using FF Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155385927782965826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-58773282661450258352007-09-29T17:47:00.000-07:002007-09-29T17:47:00.000-07:00The "If Linux was used more it would have viruses"...The "If Linux was used more it would have viruses" comments are laughable.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at how Linux is conceived.<BR/><BR/>- No ActiveX.<BR/>- It is recommended to not run as root user. Under systems like Ubuntu, a non-root user is created by default.<BR/>- Security updates quickly available.<BR/>- ...<BR/><BR/>It is all about how the system is conceived. MS decided at some point to makeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-78719804212860328342007-09-29T17:30:00.001-07:002007-09-29T17:30:00.001-07:00I appreciate your enthusiasm for an operating syst...I appreciate your enthusiasm for an operating system that works for you, but the boasting leaves me a bit cold. I prefer to walk softly and carry a big stick. My big stick is Ubuntu Gnu/Linux. Now let's work on walking softly. No brag, no thumbing noses. Wish our OSX, XP and Vista neighbors well. We're all in this together.<BR/><BR/>... JJUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589850814395632963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-32197322205430146042007-09-29T17:30:00.000-07:002007-09-29T17:30:00.000-07:00The simple fact is, Windows NT, 2000, and XP don't...The simple fact is, Windows NT, 2000, and XP don't have any real security model worth speaking of. Everything important runs as a privileged user, and thus all you have to do is compromise any thing like IE, or Outlook, and you can compromise the entire system. <BR/><BR/>In Unix, and thus Linux, you have to do something really stupid to allow something to execute at a privileged user. Add to thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092828077841591553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-70555682598400729882007-09-29T17:29:00.000-07:002007-09-29T17:29:00.000-07:00Ok, just to follow the logic here:(i) everybody us...Ok, just to follow the logic here:<BR/>(i) everybody uses windows<BR/>(ii) crackers goes to the software everybody use (windows, ms office, etc)<BR/>hence, windows has so many virus and spyware 'cause it's so popular.<BR/><BR/>But, if this is really true, should also be true:<BR/>(i) on the MS IIS 5.x era Apache Http had circa 70% market share (on web servers)<BR/>(ii) crackers goes to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-33579596568804104392007-09-29T17:20:00.000-07:002007-09-29T17:20:00.000-07:00Let me tell you something about my machine. I don...Let me tell you something about my machine. I don't get viri or spyware at ALL, even though I use Windows XP Professional. The reason is called "common sense". The first rule of common sense is to use something other than Internet Explorer. Now, I'm not gonna praise Firefox or call myself a fanboy, but it simply works. No activeX, no problems. Right there is the #1 reason machines get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-61808834417636498192007-09-29T17:05:00.001-07:002007-09-29T17:05:00.001-07:00I prefer Linux hands down, but there is not much I...I prefer Linux hands down, but there is not much I hate more than people who go around saying their operating system is the best and the rest suck. I also like Vista, I never run anti-virus on any windows os. I use Firefox with noscript, adblock, and block cookies. Never ever have gotten adware or viruses. New linux fanboys keep turning into the people old school linux users hate, the Mac fanboysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-79722541743837596922007-09-29T17:05:00.000-07:002007-09-29T17:05:00.000-07:00NO ONE MAKES VIRUSES FOR LINUX BECAUSE NO ONE USES...NO ONE MAKES VIRUSES FOR LINUX BECAUSE NO ONE USES LINUX. <BR/><BR/>How many times does it have to be said? Or put another way:<BR/><BR/>IF EVERYONE USED LINUX AND NO ONE USED WINDOWS, GUESS WHAT THE WAREZ AND PORN SITES VIRUSES WOULD BE WRITTEN FOR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-51654968343816902312007-09-29T16:53:00.000-07:002007-09-29T16:53:00.000-07:00First I Linux is not from the stone age it is just...First I Linux is not from the stone age it is just less supported, and second if you know how to use a windows machine correctly then you wont get spyware either. Being smart on how you set up your computer is the key. I run my computer as root aka administrator and use firefox and noscript to keep my system clean when viewing those sites. Because of noscript and firefox my computer is clean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-44248209605350748132007-09-29T16:48:00.000-07:002007-09-29T16:48:00.000-07:00I am a Windows and Linux user, however, I happily ...I am a Windows and Linux user, however, I happily would take your challenge.<BR/><BR/>Largely because I use Firefox, secondly because I run it as an unpriveleged user.<BR/><BR/>I think you need to look at what you are trying to say here.<BR/><BR/>The real problems are:<BR/>Windows users running as priveleged users (Vista begins to address this)<BR/>and<BR/>Security holes in Internet Explorer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-65884540545424908332007-09-29T16:38:00.000-07:002007-09-29T16:38:00.000-07:00Dude,No one writes spyware for an operating system...Dude,<BR/><BR/>No one writes spyware for an operating system that no one uses. The almighty dollar is what drives these people to make these spyware products.<BR/><BR/>The day that the same % of you that use linux as windows comes is when you can switch to some other ineffective unfriendly back in the stone ages operating system.<BR/><BR/>I dont get spyware cause im not a tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com