Full Disclosure mailing list archives
Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ]
From: amebix () comcast net
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:49:52 +0000
With Linux you have the ability to not install certain things. With Windows you have no choice, messenger will be installed and enabled. Its going to be exploitable out of the box. Take for example Debian Woody. Quite possibly the greatest operating system package ever released. Basic install is a kernel, C library, shell, and networking functions , etc. Its incredibly secure from default, and from that point on you download the up-to-date packages that YOU WANT. Your not forced into anything you dont need. Windows is not more secure, ANY and i do mean ANY bloated operating system is going to be more vulnerable then one that is slimmed to your needs. Windows is just to bloated and therefore insecure compared to a slimmed down Linux install. MS needs to kill the messenger service, enable ICF and give the user some more power of his / her box when it comes to security. chris chris () cr-secure net _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
Current thread:
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] amebix (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Oliver Beck (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] KF (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] William Warren (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Damian Gerow (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Luis Bruno (Nov 13)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Ron DuFresne (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] William Warren (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Jeremiah Cornelius (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Jeremiah Cornelius (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] david maynor (Nov 12)
- Re: Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux ] Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 12)