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Desktop Search Tools Will Help Virus Writers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the helping-the-hurters dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With desktop search tools all the rage, ZDNet is reporting that virus writers could take advantage of the technology to produce more efficient malware. "Any software that can index and capture data on a users PC will be subject to virus and Trojan exploits. It is just a matter of time," said an analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "

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  1. Sure, George by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Any software that can index and capture data on a users PC will be subject to virus and Trojan exploits. It is just a matter of time," said an analyst
    That's right. Who can forget the terrible slocate worm of 2002, that brought GNU/linux systems crashing to their knees.
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  2. The #1 exploitation vector for virus writers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Filesystems!

    We must eliminate these horrors from operating systems or we will never be rid of all this nonsense. And after we get rid of filesystems, executables should be the next thing to go.