Re: [newbie] is an anti-virus mandatory ?
tek1 wrote: hi robin. is there a detailed description as to what each mandrake security level entails (e.g. what settings are changed)? also, is there a way to change the level easily after installation? thx and happy holidays! :) At 14:39 01/12/25 +0200, you wrote: There are a few worms that can get into a Linux system, but again you should only be worried if you're running a server - for normal workstation purposes, it's enough to set security on Mandrake to medium. Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com go to control center and click on security and you can do it there. Security levels go as follows Welcome to Crackers --Level 0 -- no login or password and you are running as root Poor -- No checks and no passwords, user and root are distinct Level 1 Low -- Suitable for a modicum of security on unconnected computers ... Passwords and users are intact but no dynamic checking is done. Medium--Dynamic security checking is done and you get mail from the msec daemon about weak points Suitable for workstations connected to internet High--checking and correction of some problem areas is done Root login is not allowed, no services are started by default Suitable for most server use Weak passwords not permitted Paranoid--Level 5--Suitable for DNS and other servers where tunneling becomes a possibility. Most everything has to be run in chroot jails or it won't work. Now for more detail, try file:/usr/share/doc/msec-0.15 right on your installed system. Same general rule applies--look for a program name folder in /usr/share/doc when you have questions about other software. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is an anti-virus mandatory ?
thank you very much!!! :) At 11:32 01/12/26 -0900, you wrote: Security levels go as follows Welcome to Crackers --Level 0 -- no login or password and you are running as root Poor -- No checks and no passwords, user and root are distinct Level 1 Low -- Suitable for a modicum of security on unconnected computers ... Passwords and users are intact but no dynamic checking is done. Medium--Dynamic security checking is done and you get mail from the msec daemon about weak points Suitable for workstations connected to internet High--checking and correction of some problem areas is done Root login is not allowed, no services are started by default Suitable for most server use Weak passwords not permitted Paranoid--Level 5--Suitable for DNS and other servers where tunneling becomes a possibility. Most everything has to be run in chroot jails or it won't work. Now for more detail, try file:/usr/share/doc/msec-0.15 right on your installed system. Same general rule applies--look for a program name folder in /usr/share/doc when you have questions about other software. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is an anti-virus mandatory ?
For a workstation you shouldn't need antivirus software - it's normally only necessary for servers where people are uploading stuff like Word documents (e.g. someone using MS Word on a virtual drive could in theory infect their files on that drive). A virus, in the strict sense of the word, can't do much, if anything, on a Linux system. As someone (on this list?) pointed out, to infect a linux box with a classic e-mail ploy, you'd have to do something like this: Dear user, Please copy the attached file foo to your home directory, or better still, if you have root priveleges, somewhere like /usr/bin. Then type chmod a+x foo. Hit return, type ./foo and hit return again. There are a few worms that can get into a Linux system, but again you should only be worried if you're running a server - for normal workstation purposes, it's enough to set security on Mandrake to medium. Robin [ © ª N ª ® i º JØË ]¹ wrote: Mandrake-group: I wonder whether · an antivirus is mandatory for Mandrake and, if positive, · which one is recommended. Is there any good open source antivirus (for workstations) ? Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Ø©Eªnº - þªT®iª - NØsT®ª] Tuesday, December 25, 2001, 0:02:34 [Islas Canarias, GMT]. end of file Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] is an anti-virus mandatory ?
hi robin. is there a detailed description as to what each mandrake security level entails (e.g. what settings are changed)? also, is there a way to change the level easily after installation? thx and happy holidays! :) At 14:39 01/12/25 +0200, you wrote: There are a few worms that can get into a Linux system, but again you should only be worried if you're running a server - for normal workstation purposes, it's enough to set security on Mandrake to medium. Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
