From clamav-win32-bounces@lists.clamav.net Thu May 22 00:49:42 2008 Return-Path: X-Original-To: list@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: list@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7rjpl4sXum7O; Thu, 22 May 2008 00:49:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from tad.clamav.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE27E16C021; Thu, 22 May 2008 00:49:41 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-To: clamav-win32@tad.clamav.net Delivered-To: clamav-win32@tad.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ggN5z0RhfARh for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 00:49:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 198B816C00A for ; Thu, 22 May 2008 00:49:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Jyx7l-00013I-H3 for clamav-win32@lists.clamav.net; Wed, 21 May 2008 22:49:33 +0000 Received: from s0106000423cb2cbc.cg.shawcable.net ([68.144.9.15]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 22:49:33 +0000 Received: from dave-usenet by s0106000423cb2cbc.cg.shawcable.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 22:49:33 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: clamav-win32@lists.clamav.net From: Dave Warren Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 16:49:22 -0600 Organization: Disorganized Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <418911cd0805202321u5d2eabd3n63ff94a74af62bf6@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: s0106000423cb2cbc.cg.shawcable.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 Subject: Re: [clamav-win32] Feature request: supressing changes of win32 files X-BeenThere: clamav-win32@lists.clamav.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: clamav-win32@lists.clamav.net List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: clamav-win32-bounces@lists.clamav.net Errors-To: clamav-win32-bounces@lists.clamav.net In message <418911cd0805202321u5d2eabd3n63ff94a74af62bf6@mail.gmail.com> "Cuchuk Sergey" wrote: >viruses or warms often use binaries or executables - so when we're >protecting them from changing(or asking for comfirmation of user for >program(for example installers can overwrite them)) we're protecting data >from viruses It's a great idea -- In fact, so great that every modern operating system has a robust set of file system permissions already included which can do exactly what you want. In the Windows environment, simply don't use an administrator account all the time and executables installed in correct locations cannot be modified. -- Dave Warren, dave@djwcomputers.com Office: (403) 775-1700 / (888) 300-3480 _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32