On 10/18/07, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Les Mikesell: > >> And I am inclined to believe the claims like this: > >> http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/CD0B9D97EE6FE411CC25736A000E4723 > >> saying that there are large numbers of rootkitted linux boxes around > >> being used for evil purposes thet their owners don't even notice. > > Arthur Pemberton: > > I actually don't believe that news article at all. It's full of > > technical problems, but that's another story all together. > > Makes the classic blunder of blaming an OS for problems with the > software running on it. The prime exploits are webservers, the prime > reason more Linux boxes would get exploited through a webserver would be > that more Linux personal computers have a webserver than a Windows box. > I'd also suggest that more webserver farms use Linux than Windows does, > because they can do so for free. I'd pay more heed to statistics about > kept-up-to-date boxes were being exploited, whatever OS was involved. One of the main issues is that an exploited web page does not imply a complete website exploit, not a complete web service , far less an operating system. Someone "hacking" a webpage of their own onto your website is a far cry from a rooted linux box. -- Fedora 7 : sipping some of that moonshine ( www.pembo13.com )
