Of course I gain some security.Wouldn't it then be better to just write a cpl that manages the automatic startup programs? We can even port it to Windows and call it a "Project Wine spinoff" :-)
Some spyware are launched by the Run entries to be difficult to remove by normal users. Virii are launched as services to gain security privileges, or, easier to program,
a simple program launched by the Run entries can delete random file(s)
at startup.
Shachar
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