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Scanning for viruses is REACTIVE. Proactive would be setting it up so that viruses can't run in the first place. Such as not running files solely by virtue of their extension.

Whether or not a user has to click on a file to run it, it should first have to be explicitly tagged as executable and new files are non-executable by default. Then it wouldn't matter if Joe Schmoe in marketing clicked on a file called AnnaKournikova.jpg_______(dozens of spaces here)____.exe. He would first have to go out of his way to MAKE it executable.

That would be proactive.

You're right, though - it is good to see Microsoft profiting from one of the many deficiencies in their product rather than fixing it.
Posted by: Hugh Jass   Posted on: 07/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Now Microsoft will burn down forests to drum up business  Jeff Spicoli | 07/20/05
Reminds me of  Hugh Jass | 07/20/05
Testers get hands on Microsoft antivirus service  Loverock Davidson | 07/20/05
Proactive?  Hugh Jass | 07/20/05
Proactive  Loverock Davidson | 07/21/05
Reactive  Linux User 147560 | 07/21/05
Boy, you are a clueless moron...  widge_z | 07/21/05
(nt)Dude, you really need to lay off the KoolAid  toadlife | 07/20/05
What koolaid? (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 07/21/05
While I think there is enough competition already..  Patrick Jones | 07/21/05
I'm very skeptical about this...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/20/05
If AVG Free is no longer available and...  jmills@... | 07/20/05
luckily enough...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/20/05
(nt)I much prefer avast. It's boot-time scan feature kicks butt  toadlife | 07/21/05
Message has been deleted.  toadlife | 07/20/05
Control the platform, print the money ...  whisperycat | 07/21/05
False  Real World | 07/21/05
not false  zclayton2 | 07/21/05
Just curious  Real World | 07/21/05
Nearly all  rapson | 07/21/05
hehe i got 1 that wont work  Monkey_MCSE | 07/21/05
Games...  rapson | 07/21/05
i was just poking fun  Monkey_MCSE | 07/21/05
Be specific  bystander_z | 07/21/05
Proof?  Real World | 07/21/05
Picky  rapson | 07/21/05
False?  whisperycat | 07/21/05
Warm up to this concept, sunshine  Real World | 07/21/05
Here is a link you asked for ...  whisperycat | 07/21/05
Try again, precious  Real World | 07/21/05
Umm...  rapson | 07/21/05
MJB && Rapson  whisperycat | 07/21/05
Poor Jelly...  Real World | 07/21/05
Flaw?  rapson | 07/21/05
Billions WASTED to fix the TrashWorthy Computing s/w  michael_t | 07/21/05
Some early 'testers' already trying working on  michael_t | 07/21/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 07/21/05
Welcome the newest member of  bystander_z | 07/21/05
Looks like the MS bashers are all here, sigh...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/21/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 07/21/05
Not to play both sides of this, but  Real World | 07/21/05
I don't agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/21/05
i think you misunderstood what he was stating  Monkey_MCSE | 07/21/05
That's right  Real World | 07/21/05
I can..  Patrick Jones | 07/21/05
Longhorn will save you. In the meantime you  michael_t | 07/21/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 07/21/05

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