Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Apr 2006 18:53 UTC
In a rare discussion on the severity of the Windows malware scourge, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation. "When you are dealing with rootkits and some advanced spyware programs, the only solution is to rebuild from scratch. In some cases, there really is no way to recover without nuking the systems from orbit."
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RE[3]: Linux security vs Windows Security
by CuriosityKills on Wed 5th Apr 2006 07:54
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RE[4]: Linux security vs Windows Security
by Jarsto on Wed 5th Apr 2006 08:08
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"What was the last time Windows 2k3 Servers were infected remotely?"
In a test situation with unpatched servers not that long ago:
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13929
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5535
In real life with competent admins I wouldn't know. I think some worms were capable of doing it, at least before patches were released, whether they actually did is more than I can say. The point I was making however is that there are high-profile Linux targets out there.
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2005-10-06
"I thought people write viruses to cause big impact. What would they get by trying to infect <5% of total desktops that too when 90% of them are run by tech savvy people?"
What would they get by trying to infect Google?