On нд, 2004-02-01 at 15:56, Jakub Krajcovic wrote: > > So let me make a conclusion ... > > > > If viruses can/can't infect users account is not a question > > of users education, but application weakness. > > > > noro > > >From how i look at it, it does not necessary have to have anything to do > with application strenghts/weaknesses. It's the way that you identify > executables in the OS. > > Imagine what a Linux user would have to do to get infected by a virus > that spreads by email... he would have to > a) save the file on his drive > b) give it exetutable persmissions > c) intentionally run it. > > And even then, the virus could infect only the user files, because it > would be ran as a process started by the given user. So unless this > action is taken by root, i think that the issue linux and viruses is not > an issue... Sorry may be OT but your signature can't be verified and you write it's on pgp.mit.edu. -- Rumen Yotov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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