Re: How Secure is Windows, Really?

[Keith Carpenter <carpcon@xxxxxxx>]

David Gibbs wrote:
> Well, I consider malware to be viruses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/alerts/info/malware.mspx


> fwiw: I would say that a copy of QCMD that adopts QSECOFR authority, and
> used by people without the knowledge of the system administrators, would
> fall in the virus category.

You've described a "backdoor".  It's not malicious in and of itself.
Some admins set these up for emergencies.  Kind of like a spare key
under the door mat.  Unfortunately these programs can also be found and
used by the wrong people.


Keith