Hello JoeHill, Thursday, June 5, 2003, 9:41:02 PM, you wrote:
>> Wouldn't it be relatively easy to write a script virus as an >> attachment and do the kinds of things that happen in Win? J> no for two reasons. one you'd have to execute it yourself, so it's not a J> true virus or trojan unless it can execute itself, I agree with the strict definition, but most script/executable viruses now try to trick the user into running it. One of the favorites is to use a long name with lots of spaces: nude-picture.jpg .exe Most programs will NOT display the .exe part. With the text description that comes with it in the email, it will sound like something you just HAVE to look at :-), so..... You're dead. I think linux can't have spaces in the name, right, so this particular trick won't work? But, does linux have a file extension (like an exe in Win) that just runs when you try to open it? In sylpheed, an attached image shows when you select the attachment, so I presume it 'opens'/runs it. If this were an executable, would it run? sylpheed also has an ominous 'execute' button on the toolbar. :-) Does this have to be clicked to make something run? J> and two, you would have to su to root for the script to get control J> of your machine. True, it would not be like Win98, where everything gets trashed. But could it not trash everything for that user? If so, that is still a big risk for a basically single user machine. Just trying to understand a bit more.... -- Thank you, rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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