Cardoso wrote:
> Is it a hard mesure? Yes. Is it a high price to reduce the number of
> zombie networks around the globe? No. I think the sypware guys will take
> care of their own doom.
> Is it a hard mesure? Yes. Is it a high price to reduce the number of
> zombie networks around the globe? No. I think the sypware guys will take
> care of their own doom.
Who's doom though? You think insecure WIndows 98 boxen will only affect Windows 98 users? No, all users of Microsoft products are now at risk. We've got 70 million dedicated Windows 98 geeks who are saying, we're not updating to Windows XP. Meanwhile, Microsoft could collapse under its own weight if a *major* unpatched Microsoft Windows 98 vulnerability comes along. I'm sure virii writers are wetting themselves at the prospect of attacking XP/Vista with Windows 98 machines. I'm personally annoyed at the slant the media have taken by saying this is a Windows 98 issue. No, its a Microsoft family issue and a global issue. It could spark wide spread problems for everyone, not just Windows 98. You don't need to be using Windows 98 right now to be worried, everyone should be on a high state of alert, anything could happen as a result of Microsoft's actions. Its right to be paranoid, and its right to be a drama queen sometimes, this is one of those times.
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