On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:19:30 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.com>
>
>> Hi Dustin
>>
>> Will you, please, confirm that malware *can* be downloaded *in
>> conjunction* with a plain text file?
>>
>> Seems as if others don't believe *me*! They will respect *your* view.
>>
>> Do you ever think to check something as simple and straight-forward as
>> the MVP's Host file - just to see if it actually *is* clean - and
>> doesn't come with a hidden payload?
>>
>> Dave
>
> It's false (untrue) unless that plain text file is a malicious script
> and is subsequently interpreted but not *in conjunction* as you put it.
>
> There is nothing malicious in the MVP Hosts file!

You're wasting your time, David. BD is so deeply entrenched in his
paranoia that he won't believe the truth of the matter.

It doesn't take even half a brain to work out that, in order to cause a
simple text file to cause any problems would take a lot of work and a
number of conscious decisions on the part of the luzer.

Not forgetting, a modicum of programming knowledge.



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