On Mi, 06 iun 12, 13:04:50, Kelly Clowers wrote: > > I sincerely doubt it. Although I guess it depends on what you mean by > "via the network". Worms that infect like SQL Slammer are relatively > rare, AFAIK most malware get in via drive-by downloads, or intentional > installation of programs that are infected. Those are user issues and > browser issues (though local OS exploits may be used after the > browser security is bypassed). Though these get delivered by the > network, it isn't the same as vulnerabilities in, say, the TCP/IP > stack, or a vulnerable OS daemon/service. But still, those attacks wouldn't be prevented by Secure Boot, so Nate's argument (Secure Boot won't improve Windows security) still stands. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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