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Drive-by downloads: Can you get malware just from visiting a website?
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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 937037" data-attributes="member: 37647"><p>Hi there, I didn't actually change my claim. You only quoted the first, and less important, part of my original claim. In my subsequent posts, I did emphasize what I considered the more important point: that malware usually doesn't execute on its own after downloading. I could have copied and pasted a few links about improvements in browser security, but I preferred to emphasize the main point. </p><p></p><p>I do agree with your assertion that people should be very careful what they click on, and I never lead people to let down their guard. However, some people are so paranoid about drive-by downloads that they can't live without Sandboxie. I think that's going too far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 937037, member: 37647"] Hi there, I didn't actually change my claim. You only quoted the first, and less important, part of my original claim. In my subsequent posts, I did emphasize what I considered the more important point: that malware usually doesn't execute on its own after downloading. I could have copied and pasted a few links about improvements in browser security, but I preferred to emphasize the main point. I do agree with your assertion that people should be very careful what they click on, and I never lead people to let down their guard. However, some people are so paranoid about drive-by downloads that they can't live without Sandboxie. I think that's going too far. [/QUOTE]
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