[Gllug] p2p programs

[Henry Gilbert]

> Not true. You have to specifically set up a user account to have Administrator
> priviledges. You can just as easily create a "normal" (non-administrative)
> account which is allowed to do not much; often not even install software (hence
> the existence of the Power User group).
>

Now remember your concept of easy - does not apply to the average Joe Bloggs
Better Security Default Settings would have save the millions of
Window boxes now acting as mail-spamming zombies.

> In fact, you couldn't really even say it was true about Win95/98/ME systems, as
> there was no *concept* of a "root"/normal user split - the individual had
> complete control over their own machine.
>

Yes.
The horror stories were even worse then.

> > You have to drill to the home user about enabling Firewall and extra
> > applications:
> > what do they use these days? ZoneAlarm? Spyware Removal something.
> > Frankly a chore.
>
> Right, and for that matter you could also tell the home Linux user to enable
> firewalling. As such, it's no more a chore on Linux as it would be on Windows.
>

Most Linux installation enforce Firewall from the start.
Mandrake has various settings : normal, paranoid, extremely paranoid.
And Fedora RedHat enforces hardened security (SELinux) by default.
Can someone tells me what is the policy with Suse and others?

> > MS might be trying to get their act together now - when it comes to security.
> > Copying a lot of things native to *NIX systems
> > But of what I recall Windows specially for business as well as
> > individuals has been a recurring nightmare.
>
> I run Windows on my departmental machine. It runs McAffee which is
> automatically updated from a central server so I don't have to touch it.
> Windows Updates are downloaded automatically (but I install them manually). I
> use Firefox for web browsing. I have had absolutely no problems with it
> whatsoever.

Seems like SP2 fixed a lot of things when it came to security
(and broke a few others when it came to software/hardware)

Weren't you around to have witnessed ILOVEU, Melissa, MyDoom knocking
down many businesses.
All it takes is a Search on the BBC News Website.

Last night I saw a BT Video Phone with a "This Program has Performed
an illegal Operation ..." Critical Alert Box.

I just don't trust an OS that gets your computer compromised by merely
playing a Sony (copyright-protected) CD.

I wonder if the Apple non-admin users have had any horror stories to tell
- concerning viruses / trojans etc.
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