17 replies to this topic

[TotalNoob]

Is Linux really hackable? Does it include any exploits that you can be Hacked?

[v0id]

Everything is hackable, but some are less than others. Linux is hackable too, but not as far as hackable as Windows. I don't think you should worry a lot about it, as long as you're not directly inviting hackers.

[TotalNoob]

But it can be hacked without installing any malicious softwares? I mean it has exploits of it's own?

[v0id]

I think Linux has exploits, yes, but they're rare. The thing I would worry most about is to keep your ports closed, if you aren't using them, and be sure that programs which is listening on some ports don't have some big exploits, which can be used my an eventually hacker.

[TotalNoob]

So like every other OS we do have to pay attention... so now I think that a firewall (firestarter.. I heard about it in this forum) is worth to install...

[v0id]

You can never be to secured, so a firewall would be great. But personally, I'm not using any firewall, and I haven't had any problems yet. I'm just trying to be careful about what I'm downloading, and what applications I'm using.

[TotalNoob]

I think that most open-source applications will not have malicious code as they are open source.. won't they?

[v0id]

You're right about that.

[TcM]

I think that everything is hackable! Even hardware is hackable.. so software would be easier IMO.. and as an os is software it is vulnerable as everything else.. linux or not.

[Tor]

Anything can and will be hacked, it is just a matter of time and the interests of people.

[TcM]

Yeah.. the thing is that making something secure enough takes a lot of time while hacking it takes even less (usually) even games.. usually get cracked in under 24 hours of it's release.

[TotalNoob]

Yes.. very true. At least in most cases in Linux we don't have to worry too much of backdoors etc... as most of the programs are open source.