OT: New Virus?
 

Don't you find it funny that someone would waste their time writing a new virus for Win2000? AND Microsoft has a patch fix within a few hours? Do they think that we're all crazy and think that they're saving us all with the policy of waiting for someone to exploit a flaw in their programs and conveniently have a fix ready!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

This is what happens when you have ONE company (a monopoly) being the only one with an operating system. I live for the day someone comes up with a replacement to Microsoft Crap!!! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]

Just Venting!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif Sorry, but I do feel better now!

Re: OT: New Virus?
 

Well they found the bug last week and issued a fix for it. So roll on a week and somebody's written a virus for it, but, no-one has applied the fix. So it spreads.

Given that Win2K is used by ~50% of corporate desktops that's a hell of alot of computers for a virus to infect.

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The real funny thing is that it the infection caused a real problem at CNN and the NY Times. Some pundits (wags, bloggers, whatever) are claiming that the notoriety this worm has gotten is entirely due to specific attention it was given by these new sources. When all they needed was decent practices to defend themselves.

[EDIT} I spel beter after my mourning coffe

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MS was told of the hole and had it pached before the worm was writen. The wormers [sic] prolly used the tech info about the patch to write the worms.

Any Network that is using good update managment was not hit by this one. Any network that was hit, needs to hand out some pink slips and hire some better network people.

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The worm will work against 2K and pre SP2 XP systems. It will also hit XP sp2 systems that have had the COM updates removed.

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They can't fix everything. Windows is huge - How do you expect them to know about all the holes?

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Don't you find it suspicious rather then funny that microsoft suddenly has a fix for some of these "new viruses" within a week or less of it's "catastrophic" entry into the Public media and forum?

I wonder sometimes if Microsoft creates these viruses to test out their own security systems and to charge you more when you have to by new Anti-Virus software.

(Yeah I'm a paranoid bastard but its only because they're out to get me)

Re: OT: New Virus?
 

The fix was available _BEFORE_ any viruses were written. The worm was was written several days _AFTER_ the security fix was released.

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I still think it is suspicious! I think the new logo for Microsoft should be:

"MICROSOFT, the virus friendly operating system." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

I'm really feeling much better about this now!

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I tell you what, if you hate Microsoft so much, why don't you, being the visionary that you are, go out with three of your best friends of like mindedness and start your own company. Steal technology from other companies, aquire ideas from companies that you end up working for, and bid on producing software for which you do not own, yet, and then go out and buy the idea from a real programer for a token fee that boils down to less than 1% of the over all profits you get for licensing it to IBM. Then with the capitol you have, begin buying up, or stealing, new technology and methods while claiming to own everything else from Bionary to Basic. In the end, after you have personally become the richest man in the history of the world, get laid for the first time, at 40, build a billion dollar house on your own person island, having bought out everyone else, and go to events around the world asking if anyone can break a million dollar bill. (The one with your face on it.)