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That's a mighty big assumption.....
And honestly, not Linux nor Mac nor OS XXX would be secure from this type of attack, assuming that the logged in user were running under an account that enough privledges to install apps.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/33226.html

You'd have to be running as root, a conscious decision to override the built in security of Linux permissions. I'm sure some people do this but they would be a very small minority. Otherwise, you would have to be very determined to want to execute the attachment. While still not impossible it is unlikely that someone with enough knowledge to understand the permissions and purpose of them, would still execute an unknown attachment. I think part of the Windows problem is that it's just too easy to execute. If you had to think about it, would the people who have spread this worm still execute?
Posted by: Jose Jimenez   Posted on: 02/02/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Great turn-around time!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/02/04
What about me?!? Now I'm Stuck ...  coffeenite | 02/03/04
Nooooo  Bobby Sskcat | 02/02/04
ms could takes some lessons form MOZILLA  JWatson77 | 02/02/04
because...  DarbyOhara | 02/03/04
Why should you care!  DarbyOhara | 02/03/04
"our customers like the predictability"  MarcB_z | 02/02/04
I was thinking the exact same thing  Chad_z | 02/02/04
Re: "our customers like the predictability"  issthatso | 02/02/04
I thought Thursday was patch day? EOM  Chad_z | 02/02/04
Love the predictibility of a hack a month  ITGuy04 | 02/02/04
Oh great  tic swayback | 02/02/04
Re: Oh great  issthatso | 02/02/04
Exactly.  bhanes@... | 02/02/04
Release patches ASAP!  d_jedi | 02/02/04
great "fix"  ryusen | 02/02/04
I thought I was the only one...  TrollSlayer | 02/03/04
Think about this.....  Heatlesssun | 02/02/04
That's a mighty big assumption.....  Jose Jimenez | 02/02/04
Wouldn't necessarily need to be root  Heatlesssun | 02/02/04
As I also stated, but not a likely scenario. (NT)  Jose Jimenez | 02/02/04
Why wouldn' that be a likely scenario  Heatlesssun | 02/02/04
Start with the link that I posted....  Jose Jimenez | 02/02/04
Home Users  ShadeTree | 02/03/04
At least in OSX  j.m.galvin | 02/02/04
You can do pretty much the same thing in Windows...  Heatlesssun | 02/02/04
think about this.....  middle of nowhere | 02/02/04
What ?!?!?  coffeenite | 02/03/04
So now we're supposed to praise M$ 'cuase they patch more than once a month  toomuchgreeatea@... | 02/02/04
Alright! Got myself updated! happy (NT)  GraysonPeddie | 02/02/04
upgrade those servers  JWatson77 | 02/02/04
Education!!!  wallyweb@... | 02/03/04
Is there an end to this?  tero_t_vaananen@... | 02/03/04
MS PR move couldn't work  MacCanuck | 02/03/04
Affected Versions  cobraon | 02/03/04
Forgot to mention  cobraon | 02/03/04
What were you thinking?  ShadeTree | 02/03/04
I wanted to apply the patch ...  coffeenite | 02/03/04
Patch Installed Automatically...what's the big deal?  marksashton | 02/03/04
my issues with this patch  ryusen | 02/03/04
Unless the patch itself...  Yen_z | 02/03/04
Get and use a Mac. Wouldn't have these problems.  peaceguy | 02/11/04

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