Server secure, but last reboot is 280+ days?

My friend's account is hosted over at IPowerWeb. I can't reveal the domain, as everywhere you look is a hole!

Also, he runs Invision Power Board v1.2

Here is some info according to this script: http://codewalkers.com/seecode/498.html

Software: Apache/1.3.31 (Unix) mod_log_bytes/0.3 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 PHP/4.3.10 mod_ssl/2.8.19 OpenSSL/0.9.7c

Uptime (days): 361 days, 5:51

And this is the load right now: 3.88,3.30,2.89


He thinks his server is secure, and asks people to hack it, but his security is based off of the fact nobody will take the chance to hack it, because it is illegal. He also thinks it is ok for a server to not need a reboot for 200+ days.

Anyone care to explain why it is unsecure if a standard shared server has not been rebooted for a LONG time? I'll link him over here, and hopefully he will learn.

Or can someone please explain to me how a server can be secure without a reboot in almost a year?

 

 

 

 

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