On 30 Aug 2005 at 15:42, Valdis Kletnieks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 
> b) You need a user to unknowingly attach a virus-infected file to a mail they're
> composing, and recipients who are running operating systems designed with
> viral propagation in mind *and* foolish enough to not have their own A/V software
> that scans incoming files.
> 
> And virus-scanning in case (b) is pointless

because...? Social engineering is not an effective way to spread 
viruses? It has worked pretty well in the past -- has the general 
Internet population become less gullible since I last checked?

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