From: "Geo" 

If you don't want root to be able to change your firewall, then run the
firewall on something where root doesn't have root..

Geo.

"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
news:421a61a4{at}w3.nls.net...
> There are something even root shouldn't be able to do.
>
> Rich wrote:
> >    This isn't new.  How long has malware disabled firewalls, antivirus,
> > and the like?  All these keep malware out.  They don't protect you once
> > you let it in particularly if you are running as root or administrator.
> > This guy claims that he believes he didn't remove it until after it was
> > already installed and running.  Do you use any that claim that they do?
> >
> > Rich

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