On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 18:50 +0100, ged wrote: > Mac wrote: > > I'm not sure what to make of comments about phishing sites I came across > > here > > > > http://www.theregister.com/2007/10/03/ebay_paypal_online_banking/ > > > > as follows: > > > > "These things are incredibly sophisticated, and when they take over a > > computer, most [users] don't know it," he said. > > > Ged Byrom wrote: > > What's the chance of being taken over by these things ?
Slim, if you take all the usual precautions. Firewall, security patches, keep passwords safe etc. > How can I check for root kits on linux ? There are two packages: chkrootkit and rkhunter. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
