On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Thane Sherrington (S) wrote:
At 04:27 PM 10/02/2006, Christopher Fisk wrote:
Because data is data, it's not executed, it's not stored in registry, it's
much easier to verify with virus scanning software.
When was the last time you saw a tiff file with a virus?
What about Word Macros, WMF infections, movie files with embedded code, etc?
See many word macro's that couldn't be cleaned from a removable device
that could from the machine the macro infected?
We're not blindly putting the data back onto the system, we're scanning
that, but not worrying about the integrety of the OS because it is known
good.
Christopher Fisk
--
"The fundamental question is: 'Will I be a successful president when it comes
to foreign policy?' I will be, but until I'm the president, it's going to be
hard for me to verify that I think I'll be more effective."
George W. Bush, June 27, 2000
Comment made in Wayne, Michigan during the presidential campaign.
