Microsoft released seven security bulletins, including fixes for three critical vulnerabilities, as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday update delivered on Dec. 12. The software giant shipped 11 security patches in total, including a cumulative Internet Explorer bulletin and an update meant to fix a flaw in the Windows Media file format.
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Member since:2006-01-06
You are only seeing black and white. There are a lot of Microsoft haters that are no FOSS zealots. There're even Microsoft haters that use Windows, like virus writers.
Agree, but when you intersect the set of Microsoft haters with users of OSNews, you're likely to see more people coming from alternative operating systems, in my opinion.
Only time will tell.
Time already has told. We haven't seen any malware for Vista during the betas at all. Now, I'm not naive enough to believe that malware writers are sitting on their hands, so I believe that the improved security (LUAs, better encryption, etc) are making a difference.
In the meanwhile, I shall remember you that Win2K3 doesn't enjoy too much popularity as a desktop platform. Not the kind of OS most malware writers and security researchers are putting all their resources.
Are you seriously trying to suggest that malware writers aren't trying to break Win2K3 server? I humbly disagree. Granted, there's a different kind of malicious attack going on -- more focused on remote exploitation through worms than locally-run viruses -- but see my comments below on LUAs for more on that.
When Vista hits the streets, then we will see if there're some nasty things the black hats have prepared.
Agree, but I wouldn't be overly pessimistic, given the move to LUAs, which restrict the damage that a malicious app can do. Malware won't have admin privileges anymore; therefore, it can't install itself permanently, can't start communicating (as a zombie), can't infect binaries, etc. All in all, it should be a better experience all around for users.
Member since:2006-04-11
"Agree, but I wouldn't be overly pessimistic, given the move to LUAs, which restrict the damage that a malicious app can do. Malware won't have admin privileges anymore; therefore, it can't install itself permanently, can't start communicating (as a zombie), can't infect binaries, etc. All in all, it should be a better experience all around for users."
This is true. As Windows adopts more Unix/Linux like security policies, its makes people feel more comfortable using Desktop Linux in general.
Practically all the Windows people I've introduced Linux to bitch and bitch about how you have to use the admin account to, well, admin their system.
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2005-07-22
"Are you a misanthrope? Or a F/OSS zealot?"
You are only seeing black and white. There are a lot of Microsoft haters that are no FOSS zealots. There're even Microsoft haters that use Windows, like virus writers.
"If Win2K3 is a guide (since Vista is built on top of the Win2K3 codebase), then there's little evidence of that."
Only time will tell. In the meanwhile, I shall remember you that Win2K3 doesn't enjoy too much popularity as a desktop platform. Not the kind of OS most malware writers and security researchers are putting all their resources. When Vista hits the streets, then we will see if there're some nasty things the black hats have prepared.
But I disagree with the rest of the parent post content, about spitting. There's ignorance all around us.