[extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?

[Emlyn O'regan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MB [mailto:mbb386 at main.nc.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2004 12:15 PM
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> Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] [comp] Protect an exe?
> 
> 
> 
> What about making the .exe Read Only. I'm presuming it's to run in
> Windoze.
> 
> That should keep it from changing size, I'd think.

You're going to put the whole anti-virus industry out of business!

I don't think that'll work; a good virus will make it writable first :-) (I
guess.. I don't really know that much about them)

> 
> Also, you could have them go to your website and select the .exe to
> download. That would make it a bit better than having them download
> an .exe attachement to an email... which is a dangerous habit to get
> into. IYKWIM. :)
> 
> Regards,
> MB

Yes, I'm thinking of doing that. I'll keep tinkering with approaches. btw,
opening exe attachments to emails is not something I need to encourage... it
seems it is something that Joe Sixpack is already quite comfortable with :-(

Emlyn

> 
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Emlyn O'regan wrote:
> 
> >
> > I'm not trying to completely protect my file (impossible!). 
> Just stop
> > viruses spreading via my exe, and thus protect our reputation.
> >
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