Re: Hi (virus alert)

[Mike Hearn]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:03:31 -0800, Joshua Walker wrote:
> - If Microsoft just removed the ability to run
>
> executables from Outlook, and made it so the user
> would have to "activate" it via a executable
> permission (Chmod 755 wsmktvxhew.exe) 99% of these
> things won't even propgate.

I don't really believe that, to be honest. People choose to run these
things, if they have to go through some meaningless mechanical ritual in
order to run it they will anyway. I mean, it's not like their finger slips
and they say "oops looks like I clicked the virus, ah well".