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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:46:19 +0000, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


Basic security based on what? The known threats on the day the software
was shipped? That would be as useless as a rubber crutch.

Huh? Basic security based on standard security practices. Why does MS
open up holes with HTML email? ActiveX browsing? There's a disaster.
Every piece of software runs risks, but Microsoft tends to go out of it's
way to open up holes.


Both of those things can be shut off easily.



What about software that does NOT connect to the internet? It can still
be a vector for infection if the files it's opening are infected.

Yeah, but these days, most infections come from the internet.


Yeah, obviously, but irrelevant. Lots of software accesses the internet
simply to check for updates. What if Paintshop Pro did that? Do you think it
should contain ways of protecting itself from viruses introduced during that
process? How about viruses in jpg files?