Re: firewall for a client
On 2004-12-07 raul@c3-po.info wrote:
> Hi there! it seemed interesting ur chat about using a firewall on a
> debian desktop PC, maybe is the wrong time for this question (or is
> too stupid)but what about virus trojans rootkits etc, isn't it there
> an actual need for having firewalled any PC linked to the Internet? or
> having here the wrong concept of things....
Yes, you are mixing up things here.
The type of malware you are talking about needs to be run on a host to
become a problem. As long as it doesn't get executed, you don't have a
problem. If it gets executed, then you have to consider the box
compromised, in which case doing a clean install is most likely the only
way to restore a known good state. Firewalls don't help here.
Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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"Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both."
--Benjamin Franklin
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