I agree with Perer, as a Helpdesk Specialist, I've found that 95% of the viruses in Windows are because users click on the wrong place, must of the cases free stuff or porn. The other 5% I'll give it to the OS's weakness. I don't use Windows anymore since I discovered the great world of Linux because my job I see Windows issues all the time On Oct 13, 2011 9:22 PM, "Peter Manis" <peter.ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A lot of infections are because of users. Even when I used Windows I never > got infected because I didn't double click on executables named "Hot Sexy > Women Pictures" or anything else. Obviously with drive by downloads and > other ways of infections that logic is flawed because that is not the user's > fault. However people also visit websites that are more likely to infect > them. Porn sites, warez, etc etc. > > As for *nix permissions I don't see how that will change anything unless > you are talking about files not being executable unless the user makes them. > I don't know that it will help though. A user will get the message that it > cannot be opened or is not executable and then they will search for a way to > fix it and make it executable. Just like when a new Linux user downloads a > script and can't run it... they get help and suddenly rmrf.sh makes their > system nice and clean. > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hilarious. If M$ started using *nix type permissions, would they be >> violating the GPL or the BSD? I wonder what keeps they from proper >> security. >> >> Chris... >> >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Ann <a...@randrinc.com> wrote: >> > Well if you think about the fact that pc's that are never used don't get >> > viruses then it must be 100% our fault. If we did not use the pc, it >> > would not get a virus LOL. >> > >> > >> > David Kaiser wrote: >> >> >> http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/12/technology/microsoft_security/index.htm >> >> >> >> PC viruses are mostly your fault, Microsoft says >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > Ann Richmond >> > ---------------- >> > Randr Inc >> > 951-369-3427 >> > 951-787-8683 Fax >> > www.randrinc.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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