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Re: [OT] win xp users take note

• Posted by Martin Stachon <martin.stachon at worldonline.cz> Feb 17, 2003
• 424 views

jbrown wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 07:13:42PM -0600, gertie at visionsix.com wrote:
> >
> > On 16 Feb 2003, at 11:11, 1evan at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Wow!  I'd better make sure nobody with a Windows 2000 CD breaks into
> my
> > > house and gets on my computer!
> >
> > Or into your boss's computer, or your doctor's computer, or the bank
> loan
> > department's computer!
> >
> > Kat
> 
> I'd hope, that my bank department would be smart enough, not to store my
> private information on a Windows Computer!!!

Such type of attack is also possible on UNIX systems. Just boot from your
floppy,
mount the drive and change what you need. It is good to use an encrypted
filesystem
and have the machine physicaly secure.

    Martin