Agreeing with the ability to change running .exe's default, but there is nothing smart you can do about the rest. Annoying 'are you sure you want to run this?' dialogs are doubtly effective - if you want protection, install an anti-virus.
** Also affects: wine (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Malicious executable code defaults to "Open with", cannot be changed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/355005 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs