Terry Collins wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > The recriminations have begun:
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> >
>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1823167.html?tag=st.ne.1002.tgif.ni?st.ne.fd.gif.d
> > http://linuxtoday.com/stories/21335.html
> >
> > Hmm, wonder if the disgruntleds will sue. :-)
>
> Who?
> Really self inflicted isn't it?
> They've know about this situation for years in earlier MS mailers, but
> they've failed to develop correct procedures and train staff.
But seriously, folks, what we've all known for years is:
- Take a copy of [.*]x out of the box, install it, and the binary files in
/usr/bin, /usr/lib, /lib, etc, are world readable, and not world writeable.
Joe Average User can't launch a virus that writes to a system DLL.
- Take a copy of Microsoft Windows [.*] out of the box, install it, and
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\KERNEL32.DLL and the rest are all world writeable. The
registry is world writeable. Joe Average User is sitting on an operating
system with a built in virus installation mechanism.
This is what Microsoft are culpable for. Fine grained access lists are worth
nothing unless it's all set up by default.
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