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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2005-07-02
I was going to reply to your personal-attack-disguised-as-an-argument, but Ookaze already did.
If you don't understand how having the right file extension makes the system more vulnerable, then you obviously know little about computer security.
As far as deep integration into the OS, well, if it wasn't before, why is MS claiming that IE7 will no longer be?
I am not trying to mislead anyone, I was simply highlighting the Windows design flaws that have had an impact on security. It is true that I have a pro-Linux bias, but I use both OSes equally, and apart from these security liabilities (and the fact that it is proprietary) I think that Windows is a fine OS. Unlike you, it seems I am able to be objective about these issues...