Chad wrote: > Remember, we are talking about OpenOffice.org - not Linux. Remember, the > problem that he article brings up about OpenOffice.org is that macros, > which can be set up to activate merely by opening a document, can control your > system.
OK, lets go back to that proof of concept virus. * The end user has to obtain the document from an unknown source. * The user has to put that document into a directory which automatically gives macros permission to run; * They have to have changed the default security setting to "Low"; * They have to open the document; * There platform must contain either _no_ firewall, or one that does not block any outgoing processes, and also does not block programmes from opening other programmes; The "Security flaws" that the French DOD is concerned about exist only when the user changes the defaults. >I'm not security expert - but I would have never thought opening a word >processing file could hurt my computer. It shouldn't, and under the default security mode of OOo, it won't. It is only a theoretical security flaw, not a practical one. xan jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
