The only solution to the malware problem is to stop allowing software to self modify. The os and apps need to reside in ROM or the hardware equivalent such that NO malware can change it. This will of course require a redesign of the PC, but there's just no choice...obviously our current strategy (hoping your software guys are better than the badguys) is a failed strategy (unless of course you sell AV software). Here's a mockup of what such a system could look like...
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARC84HOAlsGaZGdwOGJ3eHhfMWR6cXZrd2hr&hl=en
Want to install Quicken? Insert the card. Want to uninstall it? Remove the card. This will finally make the PC an "appliance" rather than a hobby for computer geeks.
Unix = safety in numbers (small numbers). A better fundamental design? No doubt. Fullproof? An "appliance"? No where near.
gary
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