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Common Sense!
In other words what you're saying is that Linux has the same inevitable flaw that affects the Windows Operating systems.... User Error! Because without that, the zip file wouldn't be opened, and the virus wouldn't propogate in Windows either.

The reason the Microsoft system is attacked so frequently is because the virus writers depend on the lack of knowledge of the average computer user to serve their purpose. Likewise, they realize that the average computer user simply isn't knowledgable enough about computer systems and languages, to run Linux, so they aren't as apt to make any headway there.

The fact that the majority of all PCs in the world run Microsoft, because it user friendly, makes it very attractive to virus writers because their odds of rapid propogation are far better given the numbers also. I mean let's face it, what good is a virus that doesn't spread rapidly, the Anti-Virus companies get a whiff of it and it's toast in a day now anyhow. Thus you have a very limited window of opportunity to attack a system, and if you were attacking Linux boxes, you wouldn't make a great deal of headway in a day.

As you state, "The best safeguard is common sense!" I don't give a damn what operating system you run, it does have weaknesses, it does have flaws, and it can be attacked if you don't use common sense.
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Thank Goodness For Thunderbird And Linux  itanalyst | 04/19/05
Linux is just not used enough  rkarlberg | 04/19/05
Linux won't execute it  davidr69 | 04/19/05
Yea, what he said.. (NT)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/05
Actually, no, you are wrong  NonZealot | 04/19/05
User space damage?  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Respectfully, you should do some research on Linux, first.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/05
Executable ... not necessarily  davidr69 | 04/19/05
Common Sense!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
not quite so fast there, rocky  MTMacPhee | 04/19/05
Unfortunately NO I didn't!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Actually, Rocky, it was 12,000 Windows machines  Hugh Jass | 04/19/05
Thanks Hugh!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Sorry, but your point is rather...pointless.  toadlife | 04/20/05
El Worngo  Real World | 04/20/05
*Take 2* annnnnnnnnd...  Real World | 04/20/05
Sometimes, I wonder...  marty153 | 04/19/05
Re: Sometimes, I wonder...  richdave | 04/19/05
I've played  rocky1 | 04/20/05
ZDNet at its finest  Scrat | 04/20/05
I love opening unknown zip file attachments though!  Henaway | 04/19/05
Remember, there's always a "patient zero"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/05
Funny you should mention that!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Norton and Av stuff....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Your bloated Linux with it's web-serving kernel can't compare...  toadlife | 04/20/05
Not sure which is more annoying  melbs | 04/19/05
Hear, hear!  neniavayu@... | 04/19/05
Not so sure...  TheCrow_z | 04/19/05
What we'd be missing...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/19/05
Incorrect....  cbiltcliffe@... | 04/19/05
Bull ...  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
Winsock. Cheap TCP/IP Stack. Best Browser ...  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
re: not so sure  hobo3121 | 04/20/05
Thank You  rsouza@... | 04/19/05
And, the crowd goes wild!!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
I'm sorry, but I must disagree...  MTMacPhee | 04/19/05
MT are you following me?  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Why write a virus if it won't run?  Traveler545220 | 04/19/05
Have you EVER used a Mac?  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
OS X root is disabled by default  Javabeans | 04/20/05
Really?  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Of COURSE the AV vendors will say that!  kbeartxzd | 04/20/05
Save me the trouble!  rocky1 | 04/20/05
Wonder about a system.....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Sorry All....  GTO_Patrick | 04/19/05
RE: Not sure which is more annoying  richdave | 04/19/05
Amen...  syfr | 04/20/05
Spellcheck  preacherx | 04/19/05
The truth may be simpler....  GetReal-mac.com | 04/19/05
The war...  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Sober Worm  Stanbbb@... | 04/19/05
Windows VS Linux  Hexer | 04/19/05
Same Old Story, The Blind shall rule the world?  Mudoch | 04/19/05
But how much time and money...  MTMacPhee | 04/19/05
worms and more worms  jwick | 04/19/05
Been there done that!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Over confidence  iom88@... | 04/19/05
How about they are ALL great depending on the task?  sjburden | 04/19/05
Heterogeneity of OS's  zal@... | 04/19/05
Homogeneity vs Interoperability  sjburden | 04/19/05
Your mother-in-law....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Unix Type systems different from MS  Traveler545220 | 04/19/05
the root lock has been picked many times before--need is the driver...  sjburden | 04/19/05
But getting root means finding a second bug.  Zogg | 04/20/05
If enough stupid users used Linux...  toadlife | 04/20/05
confused?  toadlife | 04/20/05
Hey, Wise Guy ...  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
too true, but...  sjburden | 04/19/05
XP lock-down?  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Yay! Someone Gets IT!  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
Hello? Netscape?  Zogg | 04/20/05
The Internet would have happened....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
It wasn`t Microsofts idea for internet.  DeSalvionjr | 04/24/05
whaaaaa?  toadlife | 04/20/05
Virus secrets revealed  matrixdomain | 04/19/05
Really?  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Re: Really?  frrossk | 04/20/05
Re: Re: Really  rocky1 | 04/20/05
Zealots are as zealots do  Real World | 04/20/05
I'm curious Mr. Smartypants  NonZealot | 04/20/05
You obviously don't understand what a Virus is  matrixdomain | 04/20/05
So you consider...  Real World | 04/20/05
Understand what a Viru is?  rocky1 | 04/20/05
Understand what a Virus is?  rocky1 | 04/20/05
civility  lyns1-lyn.sweetapple | 04/20/05
Thanks!  rocky1 | 04/20/05
You obviously don't understand what security is  toadlife | 04/20/05
Technically  voska | 04/20/05
....  toadlife | 04/20/05
Another comeback  Bkiser_z | 04/20/05
soberworm & ISP  earthchildren@... | 04/20/05
successful security  gcbon | 04/20/05
Sober worm makes a comeback. I got it !!!!!  programed@... | 04/21/05

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