Re: Of mice and men


In article <1115430818.669853.117530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Richard" <riplin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> The difference is that with Windows you don't need root password, or
> even to know that anything was installed, let alone deliberately
> installing.
>
> For example there was a vulnerability that would install a startup
> program merely by using the mouse on a scroll bar (fixed in SP2
> apparently).

There have been plenty of Unix exploits that didn't require any user
interaction at all. (Yes, and Windows ones, too.)

Unix systems can be just as vulnerable. Windows users don't need to
have elevated privileges. Unix simply is *not* inherently more
secure than Windows; it just makes it more convenient for users to
practice better security habits.

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