Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Angus Hedger
On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:59:36 +0200 Simon Brandmair wrote: > > In the very least, a Windows rootkit or virus could potentially > > mess up your partition table, or the master boot record; but there > > are certainly other equally risky scenarious that other list > > memebers will most certainly com

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Simon Brandmair
On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:00:02 +0200 Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 04. 10. 2010 10:39:00 je Lisi napisal(a): [...] >> >> If I set up a computer to dual boot Windows and Linux (specifically >> Debian >> Lenny) does the fact that Windows is sharing the computer in any way >> jeopardise the security of the L

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread godo
On 10/04/2010 10:39 AM, Lisi wrote: I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have Googled, but have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and biased/inaccurate information from the "real" - and reliable - information. I would be glad of some opinions from the list. If I se

Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Lisi
I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have Googled, but have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and biased/inaccurate information from the "real" - and reliable - information. I would be glad of some opinions from the list. If I set up a computer to dual boot Window

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:07, Lisi wrote: > I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have Googled, > but > have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and biased/inaccurate > information from the "real" - and reliable - information. I would be glad > of > some opinions from

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:39:00 +0100, Lisi wrote: (...) > If I set up a computer to dual boot Windows and Linux (specifically > Debian Lenny) does the fact that Windows is sharing the computer in any > way jeopardise the security of the Linux installation? No, unless you are runing WINE inside Lin

Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Lisi
I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have Googled, but have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and biased/inaccurate information from the "real" - and reliable - information. I would be glad of some opinions from the list. If I set up a computer to dual boot Window

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Angus Hedger
On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:39:00 +0100 Lisi wrote: > I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have > Googled, but have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and > biased/inaccurate information from the "real" - and reliable - > information. I would be glad of some opinions from

Re: Security and dual booting/running in VM Windows and Linux

2010-10-04 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 04. 10. 2010 10:39:00 je Lisi napisal(a): I have no metrics myself against which to measure this. I have Googled, but have found it difficult to distinguish the FUD and biased/inaccurate information from the "real" - and reliable - information. I would be glad of some opinions from th