Information Security News: Re: Microsoft to Blame for 'Love Bug'?

[Felix von Leitner <leitner () VIM ORG>]

> Forwarded by: JJ Gray <nexus () patrol i-way co uk>
>     To my mind, it makes no odds wether it is a .vbs script, an .exe, a word
> macro or whatever - chances are I'll find someone to run it for me, as was
> proved recently by whoever wrote the iloveyou worm.
> How long will it take for people to think for a second before blindly
> double-clicking on an attachment ?
Excuse me?
The function of email is sending text and attachments!

Are you really insinuation that the problem with virii is that people
blindly click on attachments?

I can't believe how Windows users have been manipulated into actually
believing that an attachment or a virus is the problem?!

I have never had an email or attachment compromise the security of any
of my computers.

Don't let Microsoft brainwash you into believing that the attachment is
the problem.  The problem is that attachments can actually do damage on
Windows.  The problem is that Microsoft makes insecure software with
even less secure default settings.  And that ILOVEYOU email was just a
piece of text that I had a good laugh about when I read it (the
attachment).  There is NO INHERENT DANGER in the attachment.

Felix

BTW: http://www.fefe.de/iloveyou.html has a writeup about this in German
in case anyone needs one.  Today a member of parliament visits me so
maybe we can hold Microsoft responsible for their software at least in
Europe. ;-)

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