One thing you will have to do in Windows is to specify that the user is not a part of the Administrator's group. That way it won't have access to key areas of the System Registry and won't potentially have a way to wreak havoc by overwriting system registry values. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: RE: Linux-and-Virus Programs? > Janina how can one unzip a .exe file? > > Also, viruses can do massive damage on temporary user accounts. I don't > believe this would be a wise course of action to pursue. I believe you > might be thinking about this advice on a Linux box, but certainly not on > Windows. > > Take care, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message. However, a large number > of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:48 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Linux-and-Virus Programs? > > > Why not just create a temp user and make that user the owner of this > file? Log in as that user and try to unzip the .exe. Maybe it's > something you want, and maybe it's junk. But you certainly won't trash > any system files this way. > > > Hart Larry writes: > > From: Hart Larry <chime at cts.com> > > > > Hi All: Some of my linux experts have told me I don't need to have > > any anti-virus programs. Reason I am asking is that I am sharing files > > > on Mutella in Linux. While I was looking for Christmas dance music, I > > > ended up with a file, which is an executeable. I don't know its > > content, but I hope its music. I would feel much better if I could > > scan it while in Linux before I run it from Jaws in win98. > > Are their any suggestions or speech friendly Linux virus programs I > can run > > with speakup? > > Much earlier this year I had alot of trouble with backdoor viruses in > windows. > > Thanks so much in advance > > Hart > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina at rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup