On 4/15/04 7:30 AM, Peter C.S. Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My point was that the social engineering aspect of this "exploit" relies on
> the fact that this appears to be an MP3 file, but the OS treats it like an
> app. If the Finder =enforced= one or the other, it wouldn't work. It would
> either look like an app and behave like an app, or look like a file and
> behave like a file. If people knew the supposed MP3 was an application, they
> would (hopefully) be far less likely to double click it.

The creator of the application could simply put an iTunes MP3 icon on it,
and it would "look" like a file just like MP3.Concept already does.

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