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Nick FitzGerald <nick@virus-l.demon.co.uk> a �crit dans le message :
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> 9bit <%0d%0a@telcel.net.ve> wrote:
>
> > > The GoHip thing has a lot to do with people not reading
> > > "read this before clicking the button that signifies
> > > your unconditional acceptance of these terms and
> > > conditions" screens when installing software.
> >
> > I hope the following sounds familiar to you:
> >
> > "The doc you are opening contains macros or customizations. Some
> > macros may contain virii that could harm your comp"
> > Followed by "..... If you are not sure and want to disable macros
> > click disable macros..."
> >
> > VERY different from not reading the terms and conds. right ??
>
> Two things...
>
> First, by the time Melissa hit, a high proportion of
> its victims had that config option disabled because
> of previous virus infections, so many Melissa victims
> did not see that warning.
>
> Second, that is a generic warning from your Word
> processor, not a specific, pre-installation contract
> between you and a service provider.  Although the
> programmatic outcome can be the same, the liability
> issues are somewhat different.
>
> GoHip's installer does what it says it will, *after*
> the user assents to having agreed to its terms.  The
> generic MS Word warning tells you nothing about what
> will happen and with Melissa the documents in question
> mostly came from people the victims knew, and at one
> level had a trust relationship with (although, in
> reality that trust was usually misplaced by extension
> to arenas it should not).
>
> > Additionaly it replaces your sig ...
>
> ...*after* you assert that you accept it doing so.
>
> > ...  so (unless you remove it) every
> > mail you send will say something like "click here for free plane
> > tickets..." It does not attach the installer but hey, if you click
> > on the link you will get to it on the web page. I am sure David S.
>
> In which case, you clearly have your web broswer set
> up rather insecurely.
>
> > would complain that Gohip doesn't go to jail for this.
>
> No -- what D L Smith did was wrong *and* illegal.
> What GoHip is doing is "only" wrong and moderately
> deceitful -- that is, typical business practice.  The
> US does not have much of a record of trying to prevent
> the latter...
>
>
> --
> Nick FitzGerald