From: "Rich" 

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   That is the root of many problems.  You can't get people to do things =
they should nor stop them from doing things that shouldn't.

   As for where things start, it has nothing to do with user or computer =
since the start, in the context in which you questioned it, would be = with
the sending of that email since that is the first step involving = the
person being attacked.  If you want to look from the perspective of = the
attacker then that could be any time prior and you get into the =
psychology of why someone chooses to be malicious.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
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  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e3438ec{at}w3.nls.net...

  >   In example #2, if someone sent to an email instructing you to go =
against
  your interest and open malicious web page, that would be the start as =
that
  is the first step that involves the person being attacked.<

  Yes but are you hacking the machine or the user? Trojans exploit the =
user
  not a component of the computer. You can't patch a user.

  Geo.


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   That is
the root of many=20
problems.  You can't get people to do things they should nor stop
= them from=20
doing things that shouldn't.
 
   As for
where things start, =
it has=20
nothing to do with user or computer since the start, in the context in = which you=20
questioned it, would be with the sending of that email since that is the = first=20
step involving the person being attacked.  If you want to look from = the=20
perspective of the attacker then that could be any time prior and you = get into=20
the psychology of why someone chooses to be malicious.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:3e3486e7$1{at}w3.nls.net..."Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote in message news:3e3438ec{at}w3.nls.net...=
>  =20
  In example #2, if someone sent to an email instructing you to go=20
  againstyour interest and open malicious web page, that would be =
the start=20
  as thatis the first step that involves the person being=20
  attacked.<Yes but are you hacking the machine
or the user? =
Trojans=20
  exploit the usernot a component of the computer. You can't patch a =

 
user.Geo.

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