Aardvark wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
You really *do* need to study more.


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