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cause the computer to cycle so hard that it causes hardware failure? It couldn't impersonate a service, not even a lo lev
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FYI  toadlife | 12/28/05
links  toadlife | 12/28/05
Toad, thanks for the info  Real World | 12/29/05
Want a solution?  Jeff Spicoli | 12/29/05
once you go Mac you...  jbroche18 | 12/30/05
Want a solution...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Yes  java.user | 12/29/05
Which is just as silly  nomorems | 12/29/05
LOL  java.user | 12/29/05
Ummm...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Don't mutter, speak up!  java.user | 12/30/05
Java.user is a typical MS shill  nomorems | 12/30/05
Get your facts straight  java.user | 12/30/05
So you are safe right?  jjanks | 12/29/05
huh?  toadlife | 12/29/05
No way  educateme@... | 12/28/05
Film at 11.....  jinko | 12/29/05
Cha ching  zmud | 12/29/05
How long is it until "patch tuesday"....  jinko | 12/29/05
Microsoft - Spyware's best friend...  BitTwiddler | 12/29/05
Only triggered automatically by IE, not Firefox  mpiacentini | 12/29/05
Agreed  my.subscriptions@... | 12/29/05
Are you sure?  unoriginal_sin | 12/29/05
Sure.  mpiacentini | 12/29/05
Ok.... so...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/29/05
This is as straight as possible, read it again  mpiacentini | 12/29/05
Agree!  nomorems | 12/29/05
Not Fireflop.  benf_z | 12/29/05
Sure it is . . .  tjleeland | 12/29/05
Fireflop?  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Hey, BeniFer  nomorems | 12/29/05
Fireflop?  nomorems | 12/29/05
Avoid IE, outlook  rcb_z | 12/29/05
Ummm...  nomorems | 12/29/05
anti-windows FUD  rcb_z | 12/29/05
No it wouldn't!  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
oh yeah?  rcb_z | 12/29/05
Here I will type real slow for you...  Linux Advocate | 12/30/05
Linux zombie  rcb_z | 12/30/05
Could it persay,  Boot_Agnostic | 12/30/05
does it matter?  rcb_z | 12/30/05
Firefox Security  ZDNoid | 12/31/05
Linux not there yet  Chad_z | 12/29/05
Re: Linux not there yet  Linux_Suxs_a_Mac | 12/29/05
Hey  Linux Advocate | 12/29/05
Yeah, about that...  Real World | 12/29/05
Wheeeeeeeeeeee where to start!!!  Sabz5150 | 12/29/05
Clear as mud  unoriginal_sin | 12/29/05
Not a problem!  Sabz5150 | 12/29/05
You're right  maldain | 12/29/05
Dependencies not so much a problem anymore  Sabz5150 | 12/29/05
a JOKE you idots...  Linux_Suxs_a_Mac | 12/29/05
Mission Accomplished...NOT!  nomorems | 12/29/05
You succeeded...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/29/05
It's a line drive  zmud | 12/30/05
I hate package managers too  ~doolittle~ | 12/29/05
You are an MS Loser!!  nomorems | 12/29/05
Bah  Codedigital | 12/29/05
Linux & Market Share  Too Old For IT | 12/29/05
Sorry, but that's a poor analogy  maldain | 12/29/05
Born for IT...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Bah  sadmin | 12/29/05
Yeah. What he said!  minnarky | 12/29/05
Not true  java.user | 12/29/05
Dude! FYI for you!  nomorems | 12/29/05
Wow  java.user | 12/29/05
UMHUM  nomorems | 12/29/05
LOL  java.user | 12/29/05
Awww...  nomorems | 12/29/05
ROFLMAO  java.user | 12/29/05
OK,now you are pulling out all the stops...  nomorems | 12/30/05
Hit a sore spot huh?  java.user | 12/30/05
Happy New Year!  nomorems | 12/30/05
Happy New Year! (this we agree on =P)  java.user | 12/30/05
Yes True  sadmin | 12/29/05
No  java.user | 12/29/05
"While NT was perhaps flawed..."  freedom2k | 01/05/06
Well said, and neatly presented  rupix | 12/29/05
Please...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Yeah...Really?  nomorems | 12/29/05
Wrong again!  java.user | 12/29/05
Users with attitudes like yours ...  Too Old For IT | 12/29/05
Time to buy that coffee shop...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Another Linux Fanboi Heard From...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/29/05
Another Windows Wolfie heard from...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Ironic  java.user | 12/29/05
Funny!  nomorems | 12/29/05
Awwwww  java.user | 12/29/05
Oh silly java.user who's really a .Net user...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Don't worry nomorems  java.user | 12/29/05
java.user is obviously a different kind of user..  nomorems | 12/29/05
That's right  java.user | 12/29/05
Silly Rabbit, Windows is for Kids!  nomorems | 12/29/05
Did mommy and daddy tell you that?  java.user | 12/29/05
OK- java.user is just a crazy nut!  nomorems | 12/29/05
NT  nomorems | 12/29/05
Salary envy too eh?  java.user | 12/29/05
Make me laugh  rupix | 12/29/05
I'll take your bet!  java.user | 12/30/05
I wondered why none of the WMF attachements worked on linux  ~doolittle~ | 12/29/05
8.9 !!  nomorems | 12/29/05
I feel your pain.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/29/05
You get SPAM!?  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
Tons  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/30/05
Day Late, Dollar Short  ClaireD46 | 12/29/05
Can you boot to a Knoppix disk ...  Too Old For IT | 12/29/05
That's curious...  techboy_z | 12/29/05
AVAST! and spybot  Airwolph | 12/29/05
And what's the operative phrase here?  Wolfie2K3 | 12/29/05
Sure  tslocum7 | 12/29/05
Er.. Try reading the article...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/29/05
K...  nomorems | 12/29/05
Message has been deleted.  toxicfreak | 12/29/05
Message has been deleted.  Too Old For IT | 12/29/05
Message has not been deleted (yet).  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/29/05
But Windows can boot faster!  Linux Advocate | 12/29/05
Has George OU checked this out?  duclod | 12/29/05
Dudes probably on vacation  jion | 12/29/05
I am sure that he will soon present his results with  michael_t | 12/30/05
This is windows, what do you expect?  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
FINALLY!  Too Old For IT | 12/29/05
of course.....  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
RE: of course.....  Protagonistic | 12/29/05
Yep  java.user | 12/29/05
Vista?  abnranger76 | 12/29/05
Sure  java.user | 12/29/05
The blame lies with Microsoft  StevoCJ | 12/30/05
Outstanding  People | 12/29/05
Thankyou  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
On behalf of those using another OS...  Harry Bardal | 12/29/05
Try again  Real World | 12/29/05
Non-sequitor  JDThompson | 12/29/05
Actually Apache DOES have more exploits  java.user | 12/29/05
Shelendrea..  nomorems | 12/29/05
Hmmm...  java.user | 12/29/05
nomorems  Shelendrea | 12/30/05
That is a big, fat lie  Chad_z | 12/29/05
Liar Liar Pants on Fire.........  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
Clearly, you do not understand software engineering...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Oh please......  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
So you have a vested interest...  Erik1234 | 12/29/05
Yes I do  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
Something to note about permissions vs. accounts.  olePigeon | 12/29/05
Time to end this discussion...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
whatever  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
7 years of computing  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
Re; whatever  pubmonster | 12/29/05
re: 7 years of computing  java.user | 12/29/05
I don't own  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
Tired?  Harry Bardal | 12/29/05
re: Tired?  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
You must be averse to analogies...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Ummm  nomorems | 12/29/05
"...manipulative?"  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Re: manipulative  pubmonster | 12/29/05
Guess what Shelendrea ?  nomorems | 12/29/05
Anger management issues  Chad_z | 12/30/05
You can't be serious.  minnarky | 12/29/05
Doesn't matter  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
Shelendrea wrote:  nomorems | 12/29/05
Sure enough..  nomorems | 12/29/05
I am serious...  Doc Farmer | 12/29/05
Ok  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
RE: Liar Liar Pants on Fire.........  Protagonistic | 12/29/05
OT, but if the OS operates in user space by default  ~doolittle~ | 12/29/05
People love believing surface ideology without digging into it.  HypnoToad | 12/29/05
overrated  rcb_z | 12/29/05
Well that is pretty easy!  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
More nonsense  rcb_z | 12/30/05
Stop it rcb!  toadlife | 12/30/05
linux weenies  rcb_z | 12/30/05
Fine  Linux Advocate | 12/30/05
Learn to read  rcb_z | 12/30/05
I think what LA is saying  Linux User 147560 | 12/30/05
RE: Learn to read  Linux Advocate | 12/30/05
Reply to both  rcb_z | 12/30/05
Learn to understand  barsteward | 12/30/05
You are the one that should learn to understand  rcb_z | 12/30/05
MSN Messenger beta 8 virus also - OT, but related  ~doolittle~ | 12/29/05
Wake me up...  dbrimlow | 12/29/05
Thank you, db...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Rants aside (IE vs. FF)  dbrimlow | 12/29/05
Hmm...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
There you go  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
Sure, but...  JDThompson | 12/29/05
No big deal...  Mike Cox | 12/29/05
LOL MIKE!!!!!!  Airwolph | 12/29/05
Did he offer psycotropic sweets too?  JDThompson | 12/29/05
5  Erik1234 | 12/29/05
Come on...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Good one!  DangDaCommonCentz | 12/29/05
Song????  m-nature | 01/03/06
What, no food?  Len Rooney | 12/29/05
8.0  s_gamgee | 12/29/05
Lemme get this straight...  JDThompson | 12/29/05
Correct  kray_z | 12/29/05
who's perfect?  joyzine1 | 12/30/05
8.945  nomorems | 12/29/05
PLEASE!!!!!!  rupix | 12/29/05
7.0 Not You're Best Mikey  tbbrickster_z | 01/03/06
trojan hole  unicon77 | 12/29/05
Here is some help...  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
So...  jknight_z | 12/29/05
Did you miss the part that  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
I missed?  jknight_z | 12/29/05
Are all users idiots???  nomorems | 12/29/05
Well...  Linux User 147560 | 12/30/05
Not just a question of users  jknight_z | 01/02/06
Linux sucks  zmud | 12/30/05
Windows security & migration  bachware | 12/29/05
THANKFULLY this isnt the 80's  Airwolph | 12/29/05
Evolution is your answer...  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
Two things:  HypnoToad | 12/29/05
"...and unfettered greed..."  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Unfetterd.. NOT even close  Airwolph | 12/29/05
...is too! wink  cafeoui | 12/29/05
By that rational  jknight_z | 12/29/05
I didn't say it's wrong to give...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Yeah but  jknight_z | 12/29/05
bah  up_n_onward@... | 12/29/05
I'll put my money where my mouth is...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Peace  java.user | 12/29/05
Amen  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
Yes and it has also rendered  Linux User 147560 | 12/29/05
A trip down memory lane...  cafeoui | 12/29/05
Message has been deleted.  cafeoui | 12/29/05
No....  nomorems | 12/30/05
Nice to know...  Winwoes_infected_Linux_cured | 01/03/06
Nice to know...  Winwoes_infected_Linux_cured | 01/03/06
Comtek, silly unobservant child...  nomorems | 12/29/05
No More MS  Shelendrea | 12/30/05
You misquoted  up_n_onward@... | 12/29/05
This is not a news  jolumoar | 12/29/05
How do I uninstall Windows Media Player? Oh, I forgot, I cant!!!  xunil skcor | 12/29/05
Y'know, if "Linux Rocks" so much,  PB_z | 01/03/06
Totally off topic reply  mobrien_12@... | 01/03/06
Nyaa Nyaa Nuh NYAAAA Nyaa!  Doc Farmer | 12/29/05
Windows just plain SUCKS!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 12/29/05
But not as much as you!!  Confused by religion | 12/29/05
And you would know this about jeff  Shelendrea | 12/29/05
Once again,  Jack-Booted EULA | 12/29/05
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 12/29/05
You don't give other Zdnet posters  Boot_Agnostic | 01/03/06
See this is why....  Shelendrea | 12/30/05
about obscene fees  Shelendrea | 12/30/05
I thought that all holes have already been closed the  michael_t | 12/30/05
Shut up mike  Jeff the god of biscuits | 01/02/06
Q.: Are more attacks to follow?  Betelgeuse58 | 12/30/05
Billions spent, billions lost  mlindl | 12/30/05
No  java.user | 12/30/05
Seeing the effects  joyzine1 | 12/30/05
The stream of Windows specific malware is endless  whisperycat | 12/30/05
Post hoc ergo propter hoc  Jeff the god of biscuits | 01/02/06
Post hoc ergo propter hoc  Jeff the god of biscuits | 01/02/06
Post hoc ergo propter hoc  Jeff the god of biscuits | 01/02/06
and some appologists need to demonstrate their re@r kissing three times nt  michael_t | 01/02/06
Why?!  Andromedat6 | 12/30/05
Another year is going with all the mallware spreading even faster  michael_t | 12/30/05
It is especially disturbing....  mobrien_12@... | 12/30/05
Apparently, DEP might not help you here.  Yen_z | 01/01/06
Questionable design of WMF  tombalablomba | 01/02/06
Just waiting for the OS written by the perfect robot  Boot_Agnostic | 01/02/06
Trojan's and viruses are bad and not to be celebrated  Boot_Agnostic | 01/03/06
No Problem Browsing  john public | 01/03/06

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