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Is this a Windows only phenomenon?
Headline: 95% of men who get shot in the head will die.

Might be true but does this mean we can come to any conclusion about what percentage of women will die from gunshots to the head?

In fact, based solely on the never ending parade of QuickTime patches, one could say that 100% of OS X machines contain at least one insecure program.

Quite frankly, this article is the very best type of FUD. It is 100% true, it makes people afraid, and it makes people want to change for the wrong reasons.
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 12/03/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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of course!  voyager529 | 12/03/08
'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
I kept getting that too on the article page  Michael Kelly | 12/04/08
I was just sitting there reading ZDNet..  JCitizen | 12/04/08
Yes, and believe it or not..  JCitizen | 12/04/08
Sort of  John L. Ries | 12/04/08
Is this a Windows only phenomenon?  NonZealot | 12/03/08
I Think Obviously Not Windows-Only  DannyO_0x98 | 12/03/08
'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
Get a life  ChrisOPeterson | 12/03/08
HELP 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
IT's your Vista ... (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 12/04/08
No.. It's ZDNet's servers blowing chunks...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/04/08
Perhaps it's his system not the server?  914four | 12/05/08
The problem is, there is the culture with Windows of downloading and  DonnieBoy | 12/03/08
JAVA GARBAGE 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
Read here...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
Really a good read there...  awasson@... | 12/04/08
Yes, the user can be his/her own worst enemy..  JCitizen | 12/04/08
FIX ME 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
It's called the Microsoft OS  bbneo | 12/03/08
That was a very contructive post....  JoeMama_z | 12/03/08
Or IE  T1Oracle | 12/03/08
WAKE UP ZDNet 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
Oops...  914four | 12/05/08
No surprise, but not even Linux is completely safe  pjotr123 | 12/03/08
'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
Precisely...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
This is why Windows needs a centralized update system  Michael Kelly | 12/03/08
No reason why Windows Update couldn't be used  NonZealot | 12/03/08
That's fine  Michael Kelly | 12/03/08
Until then...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
You do NOT want every application updating itself, that is also opens the  DonnieBoy | 12/03/08
The problem with that  Michael Kelly | 12/03/08
With competition, that should not be a problem. If repository A refuses to  DonnieBoy | 12/03/08
That is what I like about Secunia...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
The problem is most users WON'T do it themselves  Michael Kelly | 12/04/08
So far the majority of my clients are cooperative...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
That's why you have signing keys ...  MisterMiester | 12/03/08
Well, who can you trust? I do not want to have to research each and every  DonnieBoy | 12/03/08
Should and How are different  NonZealot | 12/03/08
Yep, that is my point, I do not want each and every program pushing  DonnieBoy | 12/03/08
JAVA SUCKS!!!! 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
'tis a poor artisan...  914four | 12/05/08
CLUE 'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
Already exists  mswift@... | 12/04/08
That's the problem  Michael Kelly | 12/04/08
If Microsoft tried to use a repository update  alaniane@... | 12/04/08
I am not suggesting MS host a repository  Michael Kelly | 12/04/08
Central Windows Repository = BAD idea...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/04/08
Responses  Michael Kelly | 12/04/08
My MS Office was insecure...  Sleeper Service | 12/03/08
Haha, always hated that about "insecure"  NonZealot | 12/03/08
LOL! happy  Pliny the Elder | 12/03/08
Pretty funny (nt)  Letophoro | 12/04/08
FIX ME!!!'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAssetKey  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/08
HA!... laugh .....(NT)  JCitizen | 12/04/08
Maybe it just needed...  awasson@... | 12/04/08
Let's clarify  mtgarden | 12/04/08
Insecure vs end-of-life  IAFarm2 | 12/04/08
Well, thats one way.  cornpie | 12/04/08
RE:Well, thats one way.  richdave | 12/07/08
Switch to modern software to prevent this.  joe.smetona@... | 12/04/08
'assetID' is a required parameter for CNETAs  ejhonda | 12/04/08
100% of Macs are unsecure (nt)  Speednet | 12/04/08
100% of obvious trolls are obvious (nt)  grail@... | 12/04/08
But look at Secunia's stats  daveklein | 12/04/08
If for example...  JCitizen | 12/04/08
They need to define what insecure app means  alaniane@... | 12/04/08
That's why I use firewall (real one)  Gradius2 | 12/04/08
Well wouldn't you know it... I had one too...  awasson@... | 12/04/08
Similar to my problem at work.  joe.smetona@... | 12/05/08
Thanks, Adrian  djchandler | 12/04/08
RE: Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program  Buff Loon | 12/05/08
RE: Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program  bionicdan | 12/05/08
Infected In Twenty Minutes  Ole Man | 12/07/08
RE: Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program  richdave | 12/07/08

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