I think the reason it's cracked so much is that Microsoft's strengths are their weaknesses. Their strength in the market means that many "hackers" are running Windows as well as other MS apps, thus, they will crack what they know. Plus, it's a target. Plus, it's incredibly easy to exploit - the COM interfaces that make Microsoft application (and those that support COM) easier extend also make them easier to crack.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Swain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:21 AM Subject: RE: Hi > Sure, but presumably vulnerabilities exist in more or less all software? The > desire to crack them is that much greater in the case of MS for several > reasons: > > 1) Market saturation. So many people use these products that it may be more > 'beneficial' to crack them. > 2) Hatred of M$ and what it stands for. > 3) Vulnerabilities are often well known, and have existed for years > > w > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zac Belado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 December 2001 16:15 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Hi > > > > If P-mail were as popular as Outlook, it would be targetted and exploited. > > You don't hear about Pegasus Mail viruses because it doesn't have the > > userbase that Outlook does. > > Complete and utter rubbish. > > Outlook, Windows Scripting and the entire Office macro system is riddled > with security holes and this has been the case for years. Microsoft built > the system, Microsoft made it insecure and Microsoft continues to ship apps > and system level options that are enabled by default making them prime > targets for exploitation by hackers. > > It is MS that builds the insecure systems. Virus writers take advantage of > the vulnerabilities and problems in the system...they don't make them. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
