John Rudd schrieb: > Tilman Schmidt wrote: > >> (Remember the viruses ClamAV checks for >> are *Windows* viruses. A unixoid OS doesn't run ClamAV for its own >> protection but for the protection of Windows clients.) > > OpenOffice isn't vulnerable to Office Macro viruses?
AFAIK, no. Kaspersky has claimed finding a "proof-of-concept" StarOffice macro virus (which might have attacked OpenOffice too) in the wild about a year ago, but nothing seems to have come of it. What's more, OpenOffice asks for confirmation before executing macros embedded in a document it opens, greatly reducing the risk of infection. Also, OpenOffice on Linux is normally run from a non-privileged user ID, heavily limiting the ability of any malicious macro to harm or propagate. -- Tilman Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phoenix Software GmbH www.phoenixsoftware.de 53227 Bonn, Germany Amtsgericht Bonn HRB 2934
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