On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:36:17 -0500, Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:> >It's Windows's automatic behaviour that's the problem. When it sees a=20 >zipfile, it wants to open it in Explorer rather than just let it sit=20 >there. Autorun and its ilk are behind a lot of malware delivery=20 >mechanisms. > >Cheers > >Phil HobbsPerzactly. When i have to deal with a windows installation shutting off autorun is always done just about as soon as possible. Almost all automatic behavior is set to ask me. Of course most of my Linux is set the same way as well. ?-)
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On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:12:09 -0800, josephkk <joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net> wrote:>On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:36:17 -0500, Phil Hobbs ><pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote: > >> >>It's Windows's automatic behaviour that's the problem. When it sees a >>zipfile, it wants to open it in Explorer rather than just let it sit >>there. Autorun and its ilk are behind a lot of malware delivery >>mechanisms. >> >>Cheers >> >>Phil Hobbs > >Perzactly. When i have to deal with a windows installation shutting off >autorun is always done just about as soon as possible. Almost all >automatic behavior is set to ask me. Of course most of my Linux is set >the same way as well. > >?-)Phil lost me there... how is it Window's "sees" the zipfile and tries to open it? Nothing automatically opens in my E-mail... I have Eudora set that way and, if I click on a zipfile in Window's Explorer, it's set to open with WinZip. And I _never_ use/download so-called "self-extracting", that's asking to be hit. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
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On 1/12/2014 10:06 AM, Jim Thompson wrote:> On Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:12:09 -0800, josephkk > <joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:36:17 -0500, Phil Hobbs >> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> It's Windows's automatic behaviour that's the problem. When it sees a >>> zipfile, it wants to open it in Explorer rather than just let it sit >>> there. Autorun and its ilk are behind a lot of malware delivery >>> mechanisms. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Phil Hobbs >> >> Perzactly. When i have to deal with a windows installation shutting off >> autorun is always done just about as soon as possible. Almost all >> automatic behavior is set to ask me. Of course most of my Linux is set >> the same way as well. >> >> ?-) > > Phil lost me there... how is it Window's "sees" the zipfile and tries > to open it? Nothing automatically opens in my E-mail... I have Eudora > set that way and, if I click on a zipfile in Window's Explorer, it's > set to open with WinZip. And I _never_ use/download so-called > "self-extracting", that's asking to be hit. > > ...Jim ThompsonWindows does a whole lot of things under the covers, many of which are intended to make life easier for easy marks^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H naive users. There are things you can do to make it safer, but trusting it to do the obviously right thing is a rookie mistake. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
