Hi Brian, Brian Visel [2007-11-01 19:47 -0000]: > But, bottom line.. ..one shouldn't run trojans, yes. :-) Too bad my > proverbial grandma will never get that.
That's true unfortunately. It's an entirely social problem, and we should absolutely aim to design Ubuntu in a way that you do not *accidentally* run a Trojan. For example, files downloaded from your browser or email client do not have the executable flag, and we do not execute anything which is not executable. There is probably more we can and should do on this front. However, if a user actually *wants* to run something he just got (with the usual lures like warez, porn, money, etc.), then he will run it no matter how hard we make it. Thanks, Martin -- Malicious program run as user can compromise system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93964 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs