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You mnay run into problems running the executable
Yes you can write but it likely won't work. You have one major hurdle, it is called auto-execution. Linux does NOT try to make all users administrator as many Windows implementations do. The ability to install anything, to manage permissions and access all require root authority and there are no magic APIs for you to exploit.

A security conscious Linux user would be prompted for root authority to run your application installation. If the end user foolishly gave up the password to load a program they have no knowledge of then the exe would run. So yes, they could do that and hurt themselves. In most Linux GUIs the user would know the name of the exe and would, if trained correctly, not allow the exe to run by clicking cancel. If running in command line mode the user would still be prompted and could decline. It is is my observation that many worms and virus and spyware auto-execute without user intervention of any kind in Windows. Now I have seen improvements in Outlook and IE but they can still be compromised. Linux users do not "benefit" from the tight integation between Windows and MS APIs. It is a feature, a nice one but a dangerous one and would be considered bad secuirty in the Linux/UNIX world.

So how can you tell by email which people use Linux? And what version(s) are they running? What kernel? And what desktop if any are they using? Linux is not one size fits all. I suggest you crack a book or two and study the OS, I learned Windows first and then UNIX, both have nice attrributes and I use them both. I prefer Linux but I don't hate MS but I think they want you to believe that everything in computing begins and end with them -- which is wrong. Hell, I even use Linux anti-virus as well as anti-spyware and Av for XP and I firewall all my boxes. Good security practices are universal.
Posted by: Sunny Jalolly   Posted on: 10/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I hate to say it  htotten | 10/27/04
Anti-Spyware Software  Chad_z | 10/27/04
Our costs have not gone up  toadlife | 10/27/04
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Missing the point?  toadlife | 10/27/04
Ditto here  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Let's try again.  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
Try all you like  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Damn...  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
OK, It's not free  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Cost of Security  Stephen Wheeler | 11/03/04
I'm surpirsed you're continuing this line of defence  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
To begin with  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Actually you've said it repeatedly  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
Re: Actually you've said it repeatedly  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
To PA  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
The shill is strong in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
The shill is strong in you also  middle of nowhere | 10/27/04
...  toadlife | 10/27/04
The shill is stronger in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
I prefer it Windows not install Spyware  voska | 10/27/04
Firewalls  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
i use a differnet firewall  V Sanders | 10/27/04
No argument from me there.  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
Corporate, corporate. corporate  htotten | 10/28/04
only because  V Sanders | 10/27/04
Shill is Shrill  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Spybot is your friend...  wolf_z | 10/28/04
Commercial options  ibabadur1 | 10/27/04
Yawn  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/27/04
This is news to me  NonZealot | 10/27/04
You mnay run into problems running the executable  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
I addition to Sunny's response  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Focus shill  NonZealot | 10/28/04
IE's fault  DarthRidiculous | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  htotten | 10/28/04
most corporations do not *encrypt*  V Sanders | 10/27/04
most corporations  htotten | 10/28/04
Bigger problem or final solution?  Update victim | 10/28/04
Divide  htotten | 10/28/04
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