Forum Archive Index - September 2003

[Robin Benson <rob@hammerheadmedia.co.uk>]

Microsoft Outlook employs the "dumb user" model (click and execute) and 
in doing so exposes the user to beasties like worms, trojans and 
viruii. Microsoft sells this as "functionality" or "user-interface 
enhancement" to developers, including virus developers :O)

Robin

Discussion/reading:

Microsoft Outlook Express at Queen's University
http://tinyurl.com/mbtm

See bullet 3 under "To protect your computer against viruses"
http://tinyurl.com/mbtj

Microsoft "ILOVEYOU" Virus Culpability FAQ
http://tinyurl.com/mbtp

The Microsoft Rant
http://tinyurl.com/mbte

Securing Outlook Express
http://tinyurl.com/mbtq

An Anti-Virus Trick That Doesn't Work
http://tinyurl.com/mbth

The search for a safe and functional email client (discussion)
http://tinyurl.com/mbtg

PegasusMail
http://www.pmail.com/

PegasusMail review
http://tinyurl.com/mbto

PocoMail
http://www.pocomail.com/

PocoMail review
http://tinyurl.com/mbtd

On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 11:22 AM, Dave Missen wrote:

> Hi Allan and other Sharechatters
>
> You are not alone - thankfully xtra's antivirus system is doing a good 
> job
> of blocking most of these before they hit.
>
> I have received several of these over the past week along with a 
> number of
> advice notices from my ISP that they have detected a virus in an 
> incoming
> message.
>
> I agree, these virus writers really do need to get a life.  Was amazed 
> to
> read that the kid caught in the states for writing a variant of the 
> Blaster
> worm was supported by his parents and believes the US Government is 
> "out to
> get him" or "make an example of him" or some such thing.  This is just
> terrorism on another level that looks as if it will continue to get 
> much
> worse as software becomes more and more complex.  Anti-virus software
> writers cannot keep up and heaps of damage is being done before they 
> get
> solutions/patches out to the general populace - the cost is absolutely
> phenomenal in terms of IT personnel time and business disruption.
>
> Certainly adds significantly to the costs of conducting business which 
> in
> turn reduces both funds for reinvestment in business and returns to
> shareholders.
>
> Anyone with a surefire solution to the problem will probably be able to
> exceed the wealth of Bill Gates  if they can get their solution to 
> market
> quickly enough.  Some good opportunities for a real whiz kid rather 
> than
> wasting their time (and everyone else's)  with writing the damn things.
>
> Dave


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