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Re: Dumb users spread viruses
From: alex () pilosoft com
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 19:08:26 -0500 (EST)
In this past year's tour of my friends and family, I've taken to removing their antivirus software at the same time I remove their spyware, and I've taken to installing Mozilla (with its IMAP client) as a way to keep the machine from having any dependency on anti-virus software. IT managers are encouraged to consider a similar move next time they're asked to approve the renewal costs of a campus-wide anti-virus license. There is nothing wrong with a user who thinks they should not have to know how to protect their computer from virus infections. If we (the community who provides them service and software) can't make it safe-by-default, then the problem rests with us, not with the end users.
And tomorrow's worm will instead send itself to Mozilla addressbook instead of Outlook addressbook, and users will keep clicking on "Open" when they see an attachment "DANCING BEARS - OPEN ME.SCR" or "Mozilla Internet Patch.exe". (I agree with spyware aspect though) -alex
Current thread:
- Dumb users spread viruses Sean Donelan (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses E.B. Dreger (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Paul Vixie (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Adi Linden (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses alex (Feb 08)
- RE: Dumb users spread viruses Terry Baranski (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Roland Perry (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Petri Helenius (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Roland Perry (Feb 09)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Petri Helenius (Feb 09)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Roland Perry (Feb 09)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 08)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Charles Sprickman (Feb 08)