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I am a computer technician who has been very busy since last week helping restore home computer systems infected by this virus, and I can tell you with authority that this and other new virus' can take a LONG time to fix to restore the operating systems involved! How deep is your wallet?
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Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks  Loverock Davidson | 01/03/06
Overhyped probably...  csa0307 | 01/03/06
User mistake?  spdrcrtob | 01/03/06
Remains to be seen  MillenneumMan | 01/03/06
Yet more remains in view??  DNSB | 01/03/06
Protected By A Peguin  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
Nothing to worry about?????  tombalablomba | 01/03/06
WMF 0-day vulnerability is not a bug, it's a feature  ~doolittle~ | 01/03/06
Scare tactic?  RazorEdge | 01/03/06
Perhaps you are right, but...  donw1234 | 01/03/06
good Idea but how long till that is exploited  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
youre no mike cox.  linuxoverwindows | 01/03/06
true we will give him a 3  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
I'm not sure if this is accurate or verified...  Yen_z | 01/03/06
Overhyping? Smallest of things?  Hugh Jass | 01/03/06
hmmmmmm...  nix_os_fan | 01/04/06
This exploit been around since 2001...  cburgess | 01/04/06
Is there a patch yet?  el1jones | 01/03/06
On the 10th  Loverock Davidson | 01/03/06
don't wait for the official MS patch  ~doolittle~ | 01/03/06
and another place to get the fix:  linuxoverwindows | 01/03/06
Not really....  Leria | 01/03/06
Interesting  tombalablomba | 01/04/06
Whew  Chad_z | 01/04/06
You are a prize prat! Please go back to your cave!  GetReal-mac.com | 01/04/06
yes it is called the mepis fix  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
Patch coming out when????  spinit_z | 01/03/06
wait for it... wait for iiiiit...  linuxoverwindows | 01/03/06
Yes! It will!!!  Yen_z | 01/03/06
Flaw is overrated...  Mike Cox | 01/03/06
Re: Flaw is overrated...  richdave | 01/03/06
flaw is overrated?  pablito@... | 01/03/06
Forget the plane, XP is thus not reliable enough for a car  eric.pederson@... | 01/03/06
Flaw is overrated...  Ballzo | 01/03/06
.. hook ... line .... sinker happy (NT)  rick752 | 01/03/06
Hook line and sinker  GWIII | 01/04/06
I agree but the flaw is windows  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
How would you like these dressed......  Quiet_Type | 01/03/06
A new year and  shallow_diver | 01/04/06
10!  s_gamgee | 01/04/06
Nice catch!  jguyp725@... | 01/04/06
Accuracy we expect from ZDNet...  gfeier | 01/03/06
It was a quote! (NT)  3D0G | 01/03/06
Precisely!  gfeier | 01/03/06
Maybe we should start voting on ZDnet articles instead of Mike Cox  IceTheNet@... | 01/03/06
ZDNet not at fault!  TapDunk | 01/04/06
Microsoft Testing Rebate  rusynr@... | 01/03/06
Rebate  MarkieMark | 01/04/06
unofficial patch is available, and highly recommended  ~doolittle~ | 01/03/06
neither link works?  riix | 01/04/06
Think Defensively  Mr. Roboto | 01/03/06
Think Different  mchupa | 01/03/06
FW and AV is not enough...  cburgess | 01/04/06
oh great, we have to wait for the patch?  CobraA1 | 01/03/06
And if MS quickly issued a bad patch...  hberenson | 01/03/06
You completely missed the point  CobraA1 | 01/04/06
Windows Flaw  benf_z | 01/03/06
Ignorant?  eric.pederson@... | 01/03/06
Very astute observation!  MacGeek2121 | 01/03/06
Very astute observation!  MacGeek2121 | 01/03/06
I've know this guy...  Yen_z | 01/03/06
I know this guy...  Yen_z | 01/03/06
Firefox gives some protection  Greenknight_z | 01/03/06
Plans to release?  Richard Flude | 01/03/06
A perfect Example  grandis@... | 01/03/06
Somebody should send those nice  Boot_Agnostic | 01/03/06
And then...  Hugh Jass | 01/03/06
I'm waiting for them to explore the many RAW formats  Boot_Agnostic | 01/04/06
How is that possible?  Richard Flude | 01/03/06
Why not draconian?  zdnet@... | 01/03/06
Well f**king said.  A_Pickle | 01/03/06
They've already had their credit history stolen  Leria | 01/03/06
Not that easy...  cburgess | 01/04/06
I think it is time we punish the companies  Littlebear | 01/03/06
No platform is immune, but the QUALITY of the platform makes a difference.  HypnoToad | 01/03/06
What inherent security?  Leria | 01/03/06
Don't make it bigger than it is  rcb_z | 01/03/06
My ISP and me  trm1945 | 01/03/06
You should have told your ISP where it was coming from  Leria | 01/03/06
The way to protect yourself in the mean time!  Raymonde | 01/03/06
Windows flaw again ...  flavio.becker | 01/04/06
Already protected without MS's help  Mr. Roboto | 01/04/06
AntiVir caught it already  doctordawg | 01/04/06
Microsoft writes the viruses  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/04/06
I've actually thought it was the AV companies  Boot_Agnostic | 01/04/06
p. c. worm attacks  wknaack@... | 01/04/06
Don't surf with Windows  Chad_z | 01/04/06
4th option  NonZealot | 01/04/06
u've been lucky  Tiberiust | 01/04/06
Don't Blame the O/S  Bee Jay | 01/04/06
Patch or No Patch  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/04/06
Patch - MS  Jafrh | 01/04/06
Try something new....  pkrdk | 01/04/06
Any proof or examples  pkrdk | 01/04/06
Re: Any proof or examples  speedracerxtreme | 01/06/06
the new flaw in windows  thetrader13 | 01/04/06
Think about it  half@... | 01/04/06
Exploit WMF attacks  DarkSpectre | 01/04/06
We're WAY overdue for being proactively draconian toward hackers  zdnet@... | 01/04/06
Nice Rant...  cburgess | 01/04/06
Windows flaw  jrs161@... | 01/04/06
many spanwaners made me change address  optionwizz | 01/04/06

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