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Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
13-11-2010 3:27 PM
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Just recently someone used my missus bank card details to top up £30 on a mobile phone, police are involved but I don't have much hope. She doesn't use the card online much and it usually involves verisign which is a touch safer and the only out of the ordinary thing that she did was bought a kids fancy dress costume which arrived without a problem. Other than that it's only been used for reliable companies like taxing the car.
It's got me thinking is there phishing stuff about or dubious code specifically wrote for Linux machines? I'm not trying to put the two things together here just reviewing my online security using Linux and Firefox as the browser.
Maybe I'm assuming too much that using two of the safest ways of surfing the net are ok stand alone.
I suspect though it's something to do with this costume place.
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
13-11-2010 4:12 PM
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On my EEE I have the UFW installed, but only since I use a 3 dongle which gives a REAL ip address when I use it, most of the time it is off.
I am unaware of any maleware that attacks Linux systems, when I run BD it never finds anything anyway
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
13-11-2010 4:19 PM
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Surely it's only going to be a matter of time
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13-11-2010 5:06 PM
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Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
13-11-2010 6:35 PM
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It's rather difficult for the virus writers to get files with executable privileges onto a Linux machine without the users explicit permission.
If you never click on email links and enter bank details then you are safe from interference since https sites use end-to-end encryption.
Phishing stuff works for all OS's - if you fall for it.
There is quite a high risk if you use your card in person or via telephone.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
13-11-2010 8:18 PM
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Don't forget Adobe flash as an extra source of possible security flaws. I use flashblock, but that's mainly to block animated and noisy adverts.
I don't use an anti-virus scanner in Linux, I don't think there are any widely used ones, there's no security centre informing you that you're doomed if you don't have one either.
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
15-11-2010 12:24 PM
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Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
15-11-2010 11:19 PM
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phishing and social engineering proves more successful against linux users as anyone can be conned.
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
08-02-2011 6:52 PM
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Linux doesn't get bogged down with rubbish like Windows as it does an efficient job of "housekeeping" and removes temp files etc which are a month old.
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08-02-2011 7:41 PM
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Two of my friends had problems with card fraud and it was picked up straight away by the bank before any damage could be done. One (jmdlp) did not involve the computer but the other one did. Of the latter, the bank said that it was not computer security that was the problem but staff of the company that she ordered from. Someone had taken the details and tried to use them fraudulently - in this case it was in the USA (she had ordered a camera online). So I agree with you in that the fancy dress company does sound a bit fishy. You can take steps to improve security but can't do much about the criminal elements in company staff.
With regards to general Linux security, as it is becoming more popular (or so I read) I suppose that in time we will all have to view this a bit differently.
Re: Firewalls & Antivirus on Linux machines
08-02-2011 11:18 PM
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As for AV and Firewalls, I use ClamAV to scan all my incoming mail and a fairly heavy firewall to block external access to services I can't lock down to local only.
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10-02-2011 6:36 PM
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13-02-2011 5:09 PM
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http://www.avast.com/en-gb/linux-home-edition
- and the free Firestarter firewall for Linux:-
http://www.fs-security.com/
Q: When did you first become paranoid?
A: When they started plotting against me!
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14-02-2011 8:21 PM
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16-02-2011 9:56 AM
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