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From: BillW50 on 7 Feb 2010 12:21
GRC ShieldsUp
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2

Solicited TCP Packets: Failed
Unsolicited Packets: Passed
Ping Reply: Failed

Installing a decent firewall should take care of this security risk. I
noticed long ago that Xandros doesn't have a firewall either.

Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 users should not have these problems
right out of the box. As people complained and Microsoft listened. I
guess somebody forgot to tell the Linux crowd to fix theirs as well.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix
From: AJL on 7 Feb 2010 17:26
BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote:

>GRC ShieldsUp
>https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2

Your website said it disables the back button apparently to prove some
security point. So I tested it (using the same laptop):

Under Windows (Vista), using browsers Firefox and IE the back button
*was* disabled.

Under Ubuntu, using browsers Galeon, Firefox, Epiphany, NetSurf, and
Seamonkey the back button *was not* disabled.

I'm not sure what that proved other than Windows is susceptible to
back button manipulation... 8-O

>As people complained and Microsoft listened.

Maybe not...

>guess somebody forgot to tell the Linux crowd to fix theirs as well.

Maybe not... ;)
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