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Viruses generally propagate via e-mail or exploitable network services. E-mail propagation usually requires an individual to click on a link or attachment to activate the virus whereas viruses that spread via network services can often install themselves without user intervention. Having an unprotected or unpatched operating system (ie: Windows XP, Windows 2000 , etc.) running on the network puts it at risk.
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[T]he situation is ideal for planting of malicious viruses on the user's hard drive. If Microsoft would desist from its zero transparency policy and useless intentional complications (built strictly for the purpose of protecting the software from the user) the opportunities to infect the user's system with viruses would be sharply reduced. The software would no longer be opaque and could be compartmentalized and optimized with respect to security. Good security and OS opaqueness are incompatible endeavors. Data is being stuffed into a black box and the user does not know what is being done to it at any given instant. This is where simplicity, tranparency and uniqueness of the various codes could help in identifying and defeating the viruses.
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Although Windows is by far the most popular operating system for virus writers, some viruses ... exist on other platforms. Any operating system that allows third-party programs to run can theoretically run viruses. Some operating systems are less secure than others. Unix-based OS's (and NTFS-aware applications on Windows NT based platforms) only allow their users to run executables within their protected space in their own directories.
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PC4SA is a mail group that help users to protect them self's against viruses and other problems over the internet. You are very welcomed to join this group so that you can be ...(more)
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The truth about viruses is simple, but it’s not pleasant. The truth is that you’re being taken to the cleaners — and until enough software users realize this, and do something about it, the software vendors will continue to leave you in this vulnerable state where additional money must be paid regularly to achieve what protection you can get from a dirty hack that simply isn’t as effective as solving the problem at the source would be.
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