12-04-2003, 03:47 PM
You know, a class action lawsuit would work against microsoft for allowing stuff to be installed without asking. Also those stupid popups that you get when you want to install a flash. The ones that only have one check box that says "always trust stuff from", an ok button and an X up in the corner. Why don't they ever have a second check box that says "never trust stuff from" Gator would be the first one that I would check for that.
Even a little warning saying "such and such a program is trying to lauch from the temp section, allow it lauch?" with a yes or no THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
Personally I don't install anything directly off the net so I have no need for exe files or scr file or pif files to lauch from the temp folder. There should be a switch or something that does not allow exes in the temp folder.
I bet that would solve more then half of the trojan attacks out there. Maybe more.
I got hit with another auto installer last night. Took me about 2 hours to clean everything off. I only found it because I opened up my IE and got abunch of pop ups. I cleaned my system the other night.
The installer I got hit with was the winpup/pup one. FREAKIN annoying.
Even a little warning saying "such and such a program is trying to lauch from the temp section, allow it lauch?" with a yes or no THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
Personally I don't install anything directly off the net so I have no need for exe files or scr file or pif files to lauch from the temp folder. There should be a switch or something that does not allow exes in the temp folder.
I bet that would solve more then half of the trojan attacks out there. Maybe more.
I got hit with another auto installer last night. Took me about 2 hours to clean everything off. I only found it because I opened up my IE and got abunch of pop ups. I cleaned my system the other night.
The installer I got hit with was the winpup/pup one. FREAKIN annoying.