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I believe not everyone always checks the checksums. "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence"
by deathhand 6y ago
I believe not everyone always checks the checksums.
"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence"
- DangitBobby 6y agoI'm sure malicious people are very grateful that this platitude is in circulation.
- andrewflnr 6y agoCalling it a platitude is selling it short. Yes, it's a little strained in the context of people trying to deceive you, but the malicious are still vastly outnumbered by the incompetent.
- DangitBobby 6y agoIn general, I agree that most bad things happen by accident, but I think generally it's an unhelpful statement. You should be slightly more suspicious of someone claiming innocence when they clearly experience benefits from the consequences of their actions.
- wyldfire 6y agoWindows checks the signature.
- astura 6y agoMy point was that without in insider there's probably 50 easier ways to drop malware than infiltrate the software supply chains that I've personally been a part of.