('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) In-Reply-To: <200307081708.h68H8MPo017830at_private> Please don't infect your system with viruses. That's not a good idea. A limited account on XP is very much like a limited account on any other OS. It is somewhat secure, but as soon as you have access to a machine that machine has been opened up to local priviledge elevation vulnerabilities. If Windows doesn't contain any of these holes, then it seems to follow that a limited account should be secure. However these vulnerabilities are pretty common on other platforms and who knows, there might be a few buried in windows somewhere. Cheers, ~ol >I've been wondering: are there exploits/vulnerabilities that can burrow >into a system through a limited account on XP? I've tried playing around >a little bit [but I'm really not very much of an XP-hacker] and it sure >seems hard to get a toehold on the system from my limited account. With >the entire system drive essentially read-only, and with its not being >able to mess with ADMIN or SYSTEM processes, I wonder just how vulnerable >XP is... [for example, I"ve been tempted (but too chicken) to try >intentionally infecting myself with one or another of the email-borne >viruses just to see how far they could penetrate into my system]. > > /Bernie >-- >Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers >mailto:bernieat_private Pearisburg, VA > --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- > > > >
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