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Bugtraq: Re: Installation of software, and security. . .

Re: Installation of software, and security. . .

From: joop gerritse <jjge_at_xs4all.nl>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:17:33 +0200

On Sunday 17 July 2005 21:52, Klaus Schwenk wrote:
> I had some similar thoughts on that topic recently and do agree with you
> that the current habit of installation handling has several problems.
>
> First of all (at least on MS-based OS's) it's pretty hard to tell what
> exactly is done by the installer. Even harmless software does not always
> keep a log of its actions nor is it observed by some system service. As

Occasionally, I have been using INCTRL5 to check at least the most obvuious
items for change before and after installation. 

-- 
Joop Gerritse
Mühlenstraße 11
D-47546 Kalkar-Wissel
Germany
+49 2824 971487
http://www.jjge.nl
Received on Jul 20 2005
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