Re: Midiways website

In article <ef89c0ba4d.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, druck
<URL:mailto:news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 16 Oct 2005 "Paul F. Johnson" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 08:06 +0100, Simon Elzinga wrote:
> > > Working with VirusProof & SpyWareProof Computers
> >
> > Nope to virus proof and probably nope to spyware proof. RISC OS machines
> > are just as prone as any other machine to viruses (that was seen with
> > the !Sprite variant viruses), just that there is no-one writing viruses
> > for them. As to spyware, that too can be done via javascript. It isn't
> > done again due to number of users.
>
> One of the strengths of RISC OS is how easy it is for programmers to hook in
> to and supliment or replace OS functionality. Which makes it great for doing
> things which are extremely difficult in other OS's. However its these exact
> same features that would allow malware to completely overrun the platform.
> The initial infection vector would have to be a trogan run by user action
> rather than email bourne viruse or net bourne worm, but once run on a machine
> it would have free reign to perform whatevere DDOS or spyware function it
> liked almost undetectably.
>
> If RISC OS was as popular enough to attract the attentions of malware
> authors, and thank god it isn't. We would need more than anti-virus or
> anti-spyware sticking plasters, but a re-write of the with security
> incorporated from the ground up. This would make OS would be a very less
> friendly place for developers.
>
> ---druck
>
OBSOLETE, DRUCK !!!!!!!!!!!

Another person from the UK, who cannot read either, you need an extra pair of glasses.
I asked for the website of Lenny, not for the rubbish above.

SYL

Simon.


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