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Subject:    RE: [users] OOo and viruses?
From:       "George Wolf" <gandawolf () starpower ! net>
Date:       2002-05-30 1:18:11
Message-ID: NGBBKBONILNENCCFPAFCIEAOCCAA.gandawolf () starpower ! net
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I think this thread brings up a very important issue: is OOo Basic capable
of being used to spread viruses and if they can, are any of the major
anti-virus programs set up to intercept them?

Does anybody know the answer to this?

George

-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Holt [mailto:hholt@beeline-co.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:23 PM
To: 'users@openoffice.org'; discuss@openoffice.org
Subject: RE: [users] OOo and viruses?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alvin Kennedy [mailto:apksr@yahoo.com]
> Subject: [users] OOo and viruses?
>
> I was sent a word document that had a virus. The
> person was concerned that it would infect my system. I
> opened it up in OOo 1.0 under Linux and it came up
> just fine.
>
> Is this true in general or for a certain class of
> viruses i.e. VB attachments only? Might be something
> to factor in when talking about TCO.
>
> Alvin
>

The general principle is: since all Windows-based / VBScript-based / etc
viruses and worms are dependent on that environment being available, if
you're not using programs that are capable of executing VBScript, you're not
vulnerable to VBScript worms/viruses.  If you're not running Windows, you're
not vulnerable to infection by those types of viruses.  (I'm pretty sure,
don't quote me, that close to 99% of viruses out there are Windows
infectors.)

So just by using OpenOffice.org, not running MS Office-type programs
(including! Outlook), you avoid Klez, CodeRed, Melissa, etc.

By not running Windows you avoid almost all known viruses. (Not all, but the
vast majority. :)


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