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That problem is easily solved. In your malware, simply use the default settings for all of those things, and you will catch the 97% of users who never customize
by Stratoscope 10y ago
That problem is easily solved. In your malware, simply use the default settings for all of those things, and you will catch the 97% of users who never customize any of it.
You can afford to lose the remaining 3%.
- madeofpalk 10y agoIt's also a bit self selecting - there's a lower chance those that change the defaults will fall for these attacks anyway.
- notriddle 10y agoThe title bar thing, yes. The accent color? If you buy a new Windows 10 machine off the shelf, after you enter your name, it asks what your favorite color is. I think blue is highlighted when that screen comes up, but you can't miss the opportunity, so 3% is a bit low for an estimate of how many people will change it.
- throwawayish 10y agoFavourite colors don't follow a random distribution. IIRC with blue and green you already have two thirds of the population.
- notriddle 10y agoA browser ad that imitates a windows dialog can only guess one color per impression. Forcing Mallory to settle for 1/3 of the otherwise-vulnerable population is a definite improvement.