On 10/5/07, Claude Jones <cjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "More interesting is that most of the compromised machines were not Windows > machines. "The vast majority of [the phishing sites] we saw were on > rootkit-ed Linux boxes, which was rather startling. We expected a > predominance of Microsoft boxes and that wasn't the case."" > > http://tinyurl.com/36nfsm > > The above comments were made at a MS sponsored conference. MicroSoft has a > history of sponsoring stuff like this. Even if it was an exaggeration - I've > never heard of a big problem with Linux boxes getting root-kitted - is it > something happenning under the radar? I've read over and over that Linux is > much more secure than it's big counterpart - what sorts of vulnerabilities > are people opening up to allow Linux machines to be root-kitted? I am aware > of the ssh problem, and have followed the discussions on locking down ssh for > years, including the other thread that's running currently. What other sorts > of things must people do to open themselves up to being rootkitted? This is > the first time I've seen such a claim, and it took me by surprise...so, I'm > asking. When a Windows server is rooted, its the OS/apps that having problems ... when a *Nix server is rooted, its the admin's head that having problems .. theres lots of vulnerable Linux servers out there, managed by poorly skilled admins - mainly teenagers playing around - ... IMHO attacking a linux server is more convenient than a windows server .. bcause stuff can be easily ran without GUI and commands input/output can go through lots of medium like a simple listening port , to a nice javascript based web shell ... whereas on windows attacker are usually stuck with a limited telnet or a VNC .. but if the admin at least knows some of the security best practices .. Linux is _very_ secure .. > -- > Claude Jones > Brunswick, MD, USA > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Mohd Izhar Firdaus Bin Ismail Amano Hikaru 天野晃 「あまの ひかる」 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MohdIzharFirdaus http://blog.kagesenshi.org 92C2 B295 B40B B3DC 6866 5011 5BD2 584A 8A5D 7331
