Press reports regarding "SB/BadBunny-A" virus

[Ed Greshko]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 May 2007 05:11:07 D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> | From: Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com>
>> |
>> | > The right fix is to the macro feature of Open Office.
>> |
>> | Find a bug, fix the bug.
>>
>> As I understand it, the macro features of Open Office are insecure by
>> design.  So this isn't a bug, it is a (mis)feature.  I quote the
>> original message:
>>
>> 	It is possible in any capable macro language, including those in
>> 	OpenOffice.org, to write simple 'virus-like' programs.
> 
> A clear warning.
> 
> A couple of years ago my son-in-law attended a Sun presentation, where they 
> said that they were almost at the point where they could interpret and run 
> M$Word macros.  He asked if that didn't open up the whole possibility of 
> macro viruses etc., but it was made clear that people wanted and needed that 
> ability, so that was the price to be paid.

Dear $deity please make my OpenOffice Suite more like MS Office.

I MADE IT SO.....

What the &$^% $deity, my system is infected with a macro virus.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR....




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