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Re: [Asrg] Viruses

Barry Shein <bzs@world.std.com> Thu, 26 June 2003 18:21 UTC

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No, there are actually specific weaknesses in the memory and
protection model of windows operating systems which allow programs run
by ordinary users without privileges to infect the machine with
viruses.

Plus or minus the odd serious bug or misconfiguration operating
systems such as unix, linux, VMS, MVS, TOPS-20 (going back 20+ years),
etc are more or less immune to such problems. This is because you
generally have to first obtain super-user privilege to modify system
software.

This is really viruses 101.


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