On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 12:41 -0400, Jacques B. wrote: > But you said by visiting the site you were compromised. That would > only occur if the site had code in it to exploit your browser - hence > why I mentioned Windows and IE as being at risk of being compromised > by "simply visiting" whereas Linux with Firefox is not. I think what I said, earlier, is more accurate. You expose yourself to the *potential* of an exploit. Firefox on Linux is not immune, though it is far less likely for you to be exploited, that way. And there are those who "dare to tread" who persist in running as the root user, with a higher risk. -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 i686 i386 Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
