From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.120]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKGRP-0001Z6-00 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:19:15 -0500 Received: from user24.net554.nj.sprint-hsd.net ([65.40.239.24] helo=eheil) by albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AKGR7-0006GQ-00; Thu, 13 Nov 2003 04:18:57 -0800 Message-ID: <009501c3a9e0$50bdf2a0$0201a8c0@eheil> From: "Erik Heil" To: , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000001c3a970$92146fb0$6401a8c0@quantum> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:18:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Cc: Subject: Re: Linux-and-Virus Programs? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: Erik Heil , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:19:15 -0000 One thing you will have to do in Windows is to specify that the user is not a part of the Administrator's group. That way it won't have access to key areas of the System Registry and won't potentially have a way to wreak havoc by overwriting system registry values. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sina Bahram" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: RE: Linux-and-Virus Programs? > Janina how can one unzip a .exe file? > > Also, viruses can do massive damage on temporary user accounts. I don't > believe this would be a wise course of action to pursue. I believe you > might be thinking about this advice on a Linux box, but certainly not on > Windows. > > Take care, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message. However, a large number > of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:48 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Linux-and-Virus Programs? > > > Why not just create a temp user and make that user the owner of this > file? Log in as that user and try to unzip the .exe. Maybe it's > something you want, and maybe it's junk. But you certainly won't trash > any system files this way. > > > Hart Larry writes: > > From: Hart Larry > > > > Hi All: Some of my linux experts have told me I don't need to have > > any anti-virus programs. Reason I am asking is that I am sharing files > > > on Mutella in Linux. While I was looking for Christmas dance music, I > > > ended up with a file, which is an executeable. I don't know its > > content, but I hope its music. I would feel much better if I could > > scan it while in Linux before I run it from Jaws in win98. > > Are their any suggestions or speech friendly Linux virus programs I > can run > > with speakup? > > Much earlier this year I had alot of trouble with backdoor viruses in > windows. > > Thanks so much in advance > > Hart > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina@rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup