Re: The trojan horse scandal

From: Ira Abramov (ira_at_nonexisting.hamakor.org.il)
Date: Sun 29 May 2005 - 18:46:11 IDT


Quoting Meir Kriheli, from the post of Sun, 29 May:
>
> To be precise, in windows you don't have to click anything. I would've
> explotied "Auto run" in windows, and the code would've been executed
> upon insertion (default behavior).
>
> No equivalent exists in Linux.

sadly, I think I did see this horrifying feature on one of the popular
desktops. can't remember if it was MDK or Ubuntu or whatnot. you slip in
the original install disk and a friendly app pops up asking if you want
to install more RPMs of "cool stuff".

or maybe it was even RHL?

can't remember. it was months ago.

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