[Discuss] What do typical Linux users do WRT protecting their systems from malware

Dan Ritter dsr at tao.merseine.nu
Wed Jul 20 21:49:23 EDT 2011


On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 07:28:18PM -0400, MBR wrote:
> 
> My question is, what do typical Linux users do WRT protecting their 
> systems from malware?

Use good passwords. Shut down services you aren't using. Use a
firewall as another line of protection. Use NoScript and AdBlock
or the equivalents in your browser. In general, avoid running
code that comes to you from untrusted sources.

That's most of it.

-dsr-

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