>there is even a potential legal issue either, for that matter. As the virus >reaches out for an update from a known location, here there was the >opportunity to cause the virus to elegantly commit suicide; there is no way >that the code would accidentally be run on an uninfected machine except with >the direct participation of that machine's owner. But what makes you trust the code that is downloaded? I can picture plenty of commercial or malignent/hostile, uses for such an automatically downloaded update. Cheers, Anders :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Wireless LAN Policies for Security & Management - NEW White Paper *** Just like wired networks, wireless LANs require network security policies that are enforced to protect WLANs from known vulnerabilities and threats. Learn to design, implement and enforce WLAN security policies to lockdown enterprise WLANs. To get your FREE white paper visit us at: http://www.securityfocus.com/AirDefense-incidents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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