On Tuesday 07 August 2007 16:50, Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > > > She was all freaked out about some phishing emails she got and > > thought for sure she was infected. (My son had launched AMOR and > > had dropped her wireless mouse receiver behind the desk. As a > > result, her mouse movements were jerky and there was this smiling > > face on the screen. She was sure that was due to the "viruses" > > she'd obtained.) > > > > Keep in mind - unless you're stupid enough to run as root all the > > time, the worst that can happen is someone may get into your local > > files or fire off an email. > > Why is this not an issue with anyone? Deleting a normal users data > is a big thing. They consider the PC broken if their files > disappear.
Because my personal files are all backed up. And I don't know how else it can be explained. It basically takes 3 actions for the virus to work. One it has to get on the system. Two - someone has to make it executable. three - then you have to execute it. It's that simple. If you do all three of those things, you deserve whatever you get. I mean the you in the figurative sense not personal. I doubt a noob would know how to make the file executable. They'll click on it and when nothing happens it's deleted And if you fall for a phishing email, that started this thread, then you are in the same boat as the guy that made the virus file executable. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 10.0 Kernel 2.6.13 X86_64 KDE 3.4 Kmail 1.8 5:04pm up 9 days 7:21, 4 users, load average: 2.23, 2.19, 2.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
