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"What's so insecure about Windows' filesystem?"

a) FAT32 is completely open - no security checks at all. The "read only" bit is easily flipped by all programs. Anybody who just upgrades from 95/98/ME to NT/2K/XP is probably still using FAT32; no, the new OSes do not upgrade the filesystem as part of the install.

b) The default setup of NTFS isn't too great. Much better than FAT, yes, but the default privledges are still poorly set up so that a virus, if accidently run in the user's desktop, could still cause damage beyond the user's account.

On a system like Linux, a virus would be severely limited, as the damage would be localized to the user's account.
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Apparently the technique really works...  Hugh Jass | 08/26/05
What? What?  Squawkbox | 08/26/05
Don't blame it on MS  toomuchgreeatea@... | 08/27/05
Yeah and so are the windows in my house  Squawkbox | 08/27/05
This ISN'T a problem  toomuchgreeatea@... | 08/27/05
It is a feature that has the potential to become a security glitch  Squawkbox | 08/28/05
This is NOT a mistake  toomuchgreeatea@... | 08/29/05
Never said it was a mistake  Squawkbox | 08/29/05
glitch?  dwest_z | 08/29/05
Maybe I'm reading between the lines here...  rock06r | 08/27/05
Hey Rock,  BXLE | 08/27/05
Re: Maybe I'm reading between the lines here...  none none | 08/27/05
Don't you check those registry keys?  Squawkbox | 08/27/05
email exe's  skeptic tank | 08/27/05
What is your favorite method  enduser_z | 08/27/05
Get a grip  skeptic tank | 08/27/05
Slightly more secure filesystem?  toadlife | 08/27/05
secure fs  Rokstar83 | 08/28/05
It's not so much the file system itself  skeptic tank | 08/28/05
Wouldn't...  rapson | 08/29/05
DLL Mess...  Anti_Zealot | 08/29/05
more than slightly  CobraA1 | 08/28/05
Absolutely pathetic.  toadlife | 08/28/05
Now We're "Absolutely pathetic"  jacarter3 | 08/29/05
okay  toadlife | 08/29/05
yeah  jacarter3 | 08/29/05
Come to think of it  toadlife | 08/29/05
Re: get a grip  Otto_Delete | 08/29/05
I'm one of those  vinnie327 | 08/29/05
seen similar use  merio74 | 08/27/05
Where is No_ax_to_grind?  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/29/05

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