yea i agree abt the windows extension. long ago i clicked on one such and got a virus. now all file extensions are very visible :) :) again if one doesn't subscribe to computer mags, one wouldn't know the tricks in windows sk
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rishi Gangoly" rishi@theargoncompany.com To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: January 29, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Why do Viruses not infect GNU/Linux PCs?
In the case of Windows, there is another major problem.. which is by
default
an option called 'auto-hide known extensions' is enabled ... which means
if a
file attachment actually ends with .EXE or .PIF extension but the filename
is
'filename.jpg.exe' then the user only sees an attachment called 'something.jpg' misleading the user to feel that the attachment is not an executable but a jpg.
:-)
Rishi