Those of you that have upgraded to WL12.10 should have noticed a change
in the way Microsoft describes the WriteLog installer. If you didn't
notice anything different, then you are not paying attention to the
security warnings built into Windows. Ignoring them means its only a
matter of time before you download and install viruses or other hacks.
(To be fair, even if you DO pay attention, hackers are smart and its
still only a matter of time, but paying attention should make that time
much, much longer.)
Here is a page that describes what those new security messages mean:
http://writelog.com/code-signing-certificate
The short story is that we are providing an additional line
of defense against hackers hijacking writelog installs for their own
purposes. But checking the signatures, either the original way or this new
way, STILL REMAINS YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY. If you fail to check the
signatures, you are making it far, far easier for hackers to infiltrate
your machines.
Wayne
I repeat the link to the gpg4win tutorial, which remains a
line of defense.
> Here is a tutorial:
>
> http://writelog.com/gpg4win-tutorial
>
> Let me add that learning to use open source public key infrastructure is
> a good idea for everyone that downloads/installs software from the
> internet. If you don't know how to use it, then you are "driving without
> seat belts" and its only a matter of time before a hacker will take over
> your computer. Of course, its only a matter of time if you DO drive
> with seat belts as well, but we "drive defensively" to try to put that
> time way out in the future.
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