Re: How Secure is Windows, Really?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another factor:  Do virus writers make much money?  If a virus writer 
takes the time to learn how to write a World's-Best OS/5 virus, would he 
then be knowledgeable enough to choose to get a great paying real job?

David Gibbs wrote:
> Jim Franz wrote:
> > > The number of virus writers that know OS400 is pretty small, the number
> > > of those that know BPCS, is probably even smaller.
> > the number that know sql is huge...
> > the number that know qshell  is big
>
> Right ... but to do damage with a goal, you need to know the
> application.  Knowing SQL doesn't tell you where the BPCS AP files are
> (so you could, theoretically, cut yourself a check).
>
> Doing something without knowledge of the application is just vandalism.
>  Vandalism isn't enough of a enticement for a virus writer to try and
> attack a companies iBox.
>
> JMHO, of course.
>
> david