Many people is saying that Windows have many security-holes but i can find any in a clean install of Windows XP or 2k. I can find much more holes in Linux than Windows (on the web). Doesn't that mean windows is a secure OS??
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Many people is saying that Windows have many security-holes but i can find any in a clean install of Windows XP or 2k. I can find much more holes in Linux than Windows (on the web). Doesn't that mean windows is a secure OS??
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I can find much more holes in Linux than Windows
Show me proof!
i use a windows box and im desperately tring 2 get rid of it because of security flaws well hope i have linux by the weekend
Well Linux may be safe but but not secure, a secure OS would be OpenBSD.
But then again, really advanced Linux professionals can customize they're linux system to be really secure, so I guess it depends on the user or the person who administers the box.
It's very easy! Just search the web or read Hacking Exposed.Quote:
A default install of any OS is not secure (except for OpenBSD). There are 2 primary differences between Windows and Linux (or other open source software).
1> Being open source, you can customize anything. If you find a security flaw, you can fix it yourself. With Windows you have to wait for a vendor patch.
2> Being open source, holes are patched a LOT faster. It takes windows approximatly 2 to 3 weeks to patch a vulnerabilty while it takes linux less the 48 hours (normally around 24 hours).
Google search for windows exploits 125,000 resultsQuote:
It's very easy! Just search the web
Google search for linux exploits 84,600 reslutls
Ok, good proof ;)
[rubbish]
hmm a bit of a pot calling a kettle black...
or is that a bit like turning up at the GMH factory and extoling the virtues of FORD..
hmm I think I got that last one the wrong way around..
or comparing the towing performance of a Mini with a F250..
[/rubbish]
When I last thought that I had my XP box secured.. I learned I missed a simple one .. my toaster tried to join my network, gee it was bad enough with the fridge and stove... what next the Mixmaster.. j/k
Yep uPnP is now disabled.. now that is normal in a CLEAN install..
Know your systems weakness, and never never assume all is well.. Regardless of O/S
Cheers
I agree with you, souleman, but it´s also true that win2k or XP are a great improvement to the not very secure NT
With uPnP turned on by default you consider XP a security improvement over NT? Remember we are talking about default installs.. And even after patching the entire system, NT is a lot more tested then either 2K or XP. Threre are still a LOT more holes to find in both OS's, yet NT is pretty much worked over. But I wasn't trying to argue NT vs 2K/XP, I am arguing ANY open source vs ANY closed source. Microsoft vs. Linux is just the example that DBM used, so I went with it....