RE: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Origin of the term "driveby download"

From: Brian McWilliams (brian@pc-radio.com)
Date: 01/31/03

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From: Brian McWilliams <brian@pc-radio.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:57:12 -0500

    At 11:11 AM 1/31/2003, Geo wrote:
    > >>I have a hard time feeling real outraged on behalf of the kind of users
    >you
    >are describing. Anyone who 1) visits the sort of sites where Xupiter is
    >offered, and 2) has their IE security settings low, and 3) is in the habit
    >of impatiently clicking "yes" to any prompt that comes their way ... well,
    >that's like driving drunk while talking on a cell phone.<<
    >
    >Great, so someone stands in front of their car holding up a sigh that says
    >"Honk if you want me to kill you and take your car" and that makes it ok?

    No, it's more like

    Don't complain if your car smells like a skunk if you drive at night on
    country roads while you're drunk and talking on a cell phone.

    B.

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