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Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today
- From: Alexei Roudnev
- Date: Thu Jan 29 02:21:07 2004
>
> Most Windows boxes are running with administrative privledges. That makes
> Windows a willing accomplice. The issue isn't that people click on
> attachments, but that there are no built in safeguards from what happens
> next.
This is problem #1. Unfortunately, Windose is too complex and have too much
legacy, so everyone must run as a administrator (try to install Visio
without admin privileges...).
Problem #2 - using extentions to select an application - may be, it's a very
good idea, but it complicates virus (worm) problem.
Problemm #3 - Monoculture.
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