On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 04:04:09PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Mark writes: > > ...is it a correct statement to say that these spyware/malware/virus > > .exe type files that try to install on a given machine, are virtually > > useless against Debian systems unless the user logs in as root to > > allow installation? > > If they are Microsoft Windows ".exe type files" (which, AFAIK, they all > are) they are completely useless against Debian systems because they > will not run at all. Unless you have Wine installed, then it may or may not run. Whether the payload would be effective or not is another matter. Cheers, Tom -- There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die, and we will conquer. Follow me. -- General Barnard E. Bee (CSA)
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