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Lindows sells virus protectionLindows sells virus protectionPosted Feb 20, 2003 18:36 UTC (Thu) by jzbiciak (✭ supporter ✭, #5246)In reply to: Lindows sells virus protection by svachi Parent article: Lindows sells virus protection The always-run-as-root issue is a pretty major one, IMHO. Just as MacOS X and WinXP finally start bringing "Administrator vs. Mortal" to the masses, Lindows takes a step backwards. *sigh* It'd be far better to always run as a mortal, and then have an administrator password for installing software, whatever. MacOS X does this in a pretty non-intrusive and intuitive manner, so I think it can be done. If nothing else, VirusSafe should behave like Tripwire and detect changes in files that shouldn't be changing. It also should detect and stomp Windows viruses so that Lindows boxes don't become Typhoid Mary's, unaffected by viruses but acting like a carrier for them.
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