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Message-ID: <200507190717.33600.jjge@xs4all.nl> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:17:33 +0200 From: joop gerritse <jjge@...all.nl> To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com Subject: Re: Installation of software, and security. . . On Sunday 17 July 2005 21:52, Klaus Schwenk wrote: > I had some similar thoughts on that topic recently and do agree with you > that the current habit of installation handling has several problems. > > First of all (at least on MS-based OS's) it's pretty hard to tell what > exactly is done by the installer. Even harmless software does not always > keep a log of its actions nor is it observed by some system service. As Occasionally, I have been using INCTRL5 to check at least the most obvuious items for change before and after installation. -- Joop Gerritse Mühlenstraße 11 D-47546 Kalkar-Wissel Germany +49 2824 971487 http://www.jjge.nl
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