yea i agree abt the windows extension. long ago i clicked on one such and got a virus. now all file extensions are very visible :) :) again if one doesn't subscribe to computer mags, one wouldn't know the tricks in windows sk
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rishi Gangoly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: January 29, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Why do Viruses not infect GNU/Linux PCs? > > In the case of Windows, there is another major problem.. which is by default > an option called 'auto-hide known extensions' is enabled ... which means if a > file attachment actually ends with .EXE or .PIF extension but the filename is > 'filename.jpg.exe' then the user only sees an attachment called > 'something.jpg' misleading the user to feel that the attachment is not an > executable but a jpg. > > :-) > > Rishi > > > -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
