[OT] Browsing the internet... It is safer from Linux?

[Mike Bonner]

If you're only wanting to browse, and are not sure a particular site
can be trusted, you might try using a live linux cd and browse from
there.  Might not hurt to unmount your hard drive partition if you do
this just as an added layer of protection. Some live cd's auto mount
what they can find, some don't.

I run clamXav on my mac just because i was curious, but have never
found anything with it.

As far as downloading updates with linux, if you download something
with a trojan, and transfer it to your windows machine, you can still
get nailed unless your windows AV or malware scanner picks it up.  In
many cases it boils down to whether you believe the site you are
downloading from can be trusted or not.

I ran windows for a lot of years and didn't have too much trouble. Was
surely not trouble free by any means.  In some ways, I think its worse
now.  Cross session hijacking, clickjacking, browser exploits.  With
things moving closer and closer to being cloud based, I suspect things
are going to get really really ugly before they get better.  Just my
opinion though.



On 10/30/10, stephen barncard <stephenREVOLUTION2 at barncard.com> wrote:
> Alejandro , When did you last hear about a Mac virus?
>
> I don't like to boast, but..
>
> I practice safe computing and a good router and don't use any anti-virus
> software at all on any of my 4 macs. Haven't had a virus problem since 2002.
> All running Leopard. Am I being foolish?
>
> I find the need for the annoying McCaffe software when I've used XP quite
> disgusting. If the OS is so bad you have to use a third party app to
> 'protect' yourself....
>
> The symbiotic relationship between McCaffee and Microsoft is kinda creepy.
> There's even a button I did not install that goes to their website imbedded
> in IE 6.
>
> Downloads are almost always easy fast and safe on macs....
>
>
> On 30 October 2010 14:25, Alejandro Tejada <capellan2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Recently I have been considering seriously to unplug all
>> my Windows computers from the internet and
>> use only Linux to browse and download updates.
>>
>> In truth,
>> How safe is using Linux browsers in the internet?
>> Most exploits seems directed to Windows and Mac users
>> but are Linux users really exempt from these risks???
>>
>> What are your first hand experiences with the most common
>> security risks under the Linux platform?
>>
>> http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>> http://e-articles.info/e/a/title/Which-Are-The-Most-Common-Network-Security-Risks/
>>
>> http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/34952/today-10-most-common-security-threats-on-the-net
>> http://www.brighthub.com/internet/security-privacy/articles/3438.aspx
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Alejandro
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