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I have an employee who occassionally telecommutes from home. She also shares the PC with her daughter and her boyfriend. Well, each of them has a separate logon and desktop, but they like to use the employee's because it lets them install from hers. And she was stupid enough to give them her password. I made her bring the PC in one day and scanned it. KaZaa, eDonkey, Shop2Web, CoolPC... You name it-she's got it. Because she connects to our network, I cleaned it out and showed her how to do it next time. Well, now she's whining because her default media player has been hijacked. Gee, I wonder why! Windows may not be the fault, but it sure makes it easier for the D.F.s to screw up.

BTW, CNN reports that attacks on Windows are up nearly 400%:
http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/20/technology/symantec_msft.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

Like I said, it's too darned easy to screw with!
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Lovey....Why do you support MS with such furvor?  Laff | 09/20/04
Spot on...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
Hey there AX....  Laff | 09/20/04
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Yes and no  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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Better is elusive.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
The fundamental problem with software design  tamuhockey | 09/20/04
Pretty much..  d_jedi | 09/20/04
don't forget to patch that IE you don't use  V Sanders | 09/21/04
Perfect software is not impossible...  jvahabzadeh | 09/20/04
I have to argue that with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
There error rate you speak of  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
Proves it isn't perfect.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
How does hardware  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
i have to give ya this one  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
i have to give ya this one  Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
I agree  CobraA1 | 09/20/04
But that is NOT what the military has said.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/04
Small code?  dlevesqu | 09/20/04
Actually no, the code is quite small.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/04
Well said.  doe_z | 09/20/04
Microsoft isn't the solution to  prong@... | 09/20/04
You imply a conflict of interest ?  Jkirk3279 | 10/08/04
1. We've know this for years, 2. It can never be fixed  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
Not 100% correct  crocd | 09/20/04
Windows isn't the problem, its end-user stupidity.  tamuhockey | 09/20/04
Only Windows has STUPID USERS?  Update victim | 09/20/04
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Exactly...  Omch'Ar | 09/20/04
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Dont Confuse Them!!!!  DragonBRockin | 09/20/04
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this is very true  Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
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Company computer  bhanes@... | 09/21/04
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Who would .. expect that ....  michael-t | 09/20/04
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