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Posted by Jose on 01/19/06 22:16
>>This doesn't sound like something I ever want on my machine.
> Why not? You download and run executables all the time right?
Well, no, actually. I'm very careful what executables I download and run.
> I could bypass the hta altogether and use a htm2exe type wrapper...
> then it would be a simple exe file that you're used to. Would that
> make you feel safer?
At least I'd know what I'm rejecting. (Or accepting, but chances are
I'd reject it if I expected a simple web page.)
> hat makes you believe that a rogue hta application
> could cause you any more grief than that rogue mp3 splitter you
> downloaded?
I don't download rogue mp3 splitters. And people that do, without
batting an eyelash, are one of the reasons why viruses propagate so easily.
I'm very careful about where I go and what I run on my machine, and
STILL I was hit by the 360 solutions worm. I saw it come in and yanked
the cord on the internet, and spent a half hour rubbing it out. I was
noplace suspect either.
> I think as of late we've been conditioned to think of the web as a
> dangerous place.
After cleaning up enough friend's computers, I will assert from personal
experience that the web is a dangerous place.
Jose
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