On mySimon: Melissa and Doug Grand Piano
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 1 of 292:
Next »
Welcome to Windows.....
Nuff said.
Posted by: Christian_<><   Posted on: 03/30/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

Welcome to Windows.....  Christian_<>< | 03/30/09
Welcome to people's own stupidity  MyBlueRex | 03/30/09
Only MS users  Chad_z | 03/31/09
What is this "insecure model" Windows is built on?  ye | 03/31/09
Are you doing more surveys today?  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Give me a satisfactory answer and I'll be satisfied.  ye | 03/31/09
100% cure for Conficker  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@Dietrich ... lemme guess ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 03/31/09
@Dietrich T. Schmitz: A link to an article by SJV!  ye | 03/31/09
@Adrian: Good Guess wink  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@dietrich: this is silly  NonZealot | 03/31/09
@Dear Dear NonZealot: I am having fun at ye's expense today  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@Dietrich T. Schmitz: Only if you do not apply the patch.  ye | 03/31/09
I like the line that says  GuidingLight | 03/31/09
@NonZealot  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@GL & Ye  Amelioration | 03/31/09
Re; Ye and Loverock are birds of a feather.  hkommedal | 03/31/09
Ok. I retract. Sorry ye.  no_zd_user_name | 04/01/09
ye will do his best...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/09
@hasta: and ye was right about Conficker  NonZealot | 04/01/09
No, of course not... LOL...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
Seriously.. What are these alleged deficiencies...?  Wolfie2K3 | 03/31/09
It's not the smart hackers, but..  arminw | 03/31/09
You have a point.  deowll | 03/31/09
Re; Linux on the other hand . . . Well, if you do as many  hkommedal | 03/31/09
What happens when OS X house becomes interesting  sdwilliams2009 | 04/01/09
How's this for specific?  anothercanuck | 03/31/09
Well at least it was specific.  ye | 04/01/09
If I'm wrong,  anothercanuck | 04/01/09
@anothercanuck: It doesn't go anywhere.  ye | 04/01/09
Windows insecure?  The Chief Nerd | 04/01/09
For that to be true,...  joe.smetona@... | 04/01/09
I don't buy that...  The Chief Nerd | 04/01/09
Same 'ol lame-o excuse  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
No  AzuMao | 07/13/09
Dude, give it up  wolf_z | 03/31/09
Auto-Update - yeah right.. NOT  jacarter3 | 03/31/09
I must be that good!!  NonZealot | 03/31/09
Same here.  ye | 03/31/09
Must be  jacarter3 | 03/31/09
@jacarter: I've tried 3 times to switch people to Linux  NonZealot | 03/31/09
The registry is a db of configuration information.  ye | 03/31/09
No Ye - no one can ever answer "your" question  jacarter3 | 03/31/09
@jacarter3: Of course they can't. Because there is no answer.  ye | 03/31/09
my wife's dell did  brokndodge@... | 03/31/09
@brokndodge: Then you had a retail copy installed.  ye | 03/31/09
So answer my questions then Ye.  Amelioration | 03/31/09
@Amelioration: I use Windows, Linux, OS X, and Solaris.  ye | 03/31/09
there is a huge difference  jdieter@... | 03/31/09
About jdieter's comments  NonZealot | 03/31/09
@jdieter: It's clear you have no idea how Windows works.  ye | 03/31/09
@jcarter - sorry, but no!  de-void | 03/31/09
read his post again  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
Sorry but yes.  jacarter3 | 03/31/09
You're right, jacarter  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
@jacarter  vermonter | 04/01/09
Fool  jacarter3 | 04/01/09
Main reason for not Updating Windows  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
Then you're MAD!  de-void | 03/31/09
You really should read posts properly  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
I think his point was to initiate the updates himself, instead  hkommedal | 03/31/09
It is exactly this stupid kind of advice that leads to Conficker infections  ye | 03/31/09
unfortunately  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
@tmsbrdrs: It's not a Windows failure because it has nothing...  ye | 03/31/09
I think you will find that they DO update, only they prefer  hkommedal | 03/31/09
@hkommedal: I'm referring to those who disable automatic...  ye | 04/01/09
@ye  tmsbrdrs | 04/01/09
Not if you have it set to occur at three a.m.  deowll | 03/31/09
computers turned off  tmsbrdrs | 04/01/09
Now that's funny  AzuMao | 07/13/09
And Linux users just blame the developers?  GuidingLight | 03/31/09
No, Linux users blame Windows admins  NonZealot | 03/31/09
how can you blame windows users for a fault in OS X?  Jayton | 03/31/09
as a *nix user, i resemble that remark!  brokndodge@... | 03/31/09
or  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
@brokndodge  tmsbrdrs | 03/31/09
brokndodge@  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
re:And Linux users just blame the developers?  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
Re; And Linux users just blame the developers? Yes,  hkommedal | 03/31/09
You're not paying attention  mahlon | 03/31/09
MS has built a reputation of patches that crash systems  brokndodge@... | 03/31/09
Thank You.  joe.smetona@... | 03/31/09
Can you backup this assertion?  ye | 03/31/09
Re;malware causes an order of magnitude more problems than patching.  hkommedal | 03/31/09
I prefer the monthly "chunks".  ye | 04/01/09
Patching  pj_mouse | 04/01/09
@pj_mouse: The bulk of my UNIX systems are servers.  ye | 04/01/09
Patch Crashes ?  dev-null | 04/01/09
Not MS' fault.  Fat2000 | 03/31/09
Welcome To Windows  NStalnecker | 03/30/09
Really?  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
The joy of a fully patched, compromised, Windows computer  whisperycat | 03/31/09
Patches aren't a panacea.  ye | 03/31/09
"Why people continue to ..."  Amelioration | 03/31/09
Because it runs the software they want.  ye | 03/31/09
Thanks to past M$ anti-competitive practices...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
People ignore safe computing advice ...  grail@... | 03/31/09
The recommendation, and default selection, from Microsoft...  ye | 03/31/09
You didn't even listen to what grail@ said, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
RE: The joy of a fully patched, compromised, Windows computer  Kerry from BC | 03/31/09
That's not true  Chad_z | 03/31/09
So you admit that Linux is just like Windows then.  NonZealot | 03/31/09
RE: That's not true  Kerry from BC | 03/31/09
Re; Clicking on a link won't do it.  hkommedal | 03/31/09
That's absolutely true, hkommedal  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
At least someone has seen the light. (nt)  hkommedal | 03/31/09
You must be joking.  deowll | 03/31/09
Please ......  dev-null | 04/01/09
My Vista/7 Box  NStalnecker | 03/31/09
Bingo!  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
How to keep your computer safe!  deowll | 03/31/09
I broke out the 2007 Vista Nomad for the 'kido' super killer.  rtirman37@... | 03/31/09
Welcome to Windows?  wds21921@... | 04/02/09
nuff said  compudog | 04/09/09
Reminds me of Michelangelo  brble | 03/30/09
Based on Actual Events  lehnerus2000 | 03/31/09
Michaelangelo reaked a l0ot of havoc tho...  brokndodge@... | 03/31/09
That wasn't what I remember happening  brble | 03/31/09
Blame it on patches, what a con-artist bait/swap...  Christian_<>< | 03/30/09
Do you work *hard* at being this clueless?  wolf_z | 03/31/09
Ouch! Fully patched Windows boxes rooted  whisperycat | 03/31/09
For Conficker patching would have prevented the problem.  ye | 03/31/09
I read the article  wolf_z | 03/31/09
I was just about to ask the same question.  ye | 03/31/09
More FUD and denial from the MS party faithfull  whisperycat | 03/31/09
What I am saying is the article doesn't state they were patched.  ye | 03/31/09
It's malware requiring user intervention...  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
I don't think anyone posted this, but...  joe.smetona@... | 03/31/09
Please ..... #2  dev-null | 04/01/09
My FreeBSD and Linux distro's NEVER HAVE SECURITY PATCHES  tech_walker | 04/01/09
Linux's "secure" days are numbered  nancyjones36507@... | 04/02/09
Got proof?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
Proof? We don't need no stinking proof!  JCitizen | 04/03/09
Yeah you are  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/03/09
LOL this...  JCitizen | 04/05/09
Link 1  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/05/09
Link 2  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/05/09
Link 3  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/05/09
And finally (LOL... :D) Link 4  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/05/09
Geeze hasta, I wasn't asking you to become..  JCitizen | 04/06/09
No monkey business, here  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/06/09
Your time is appreciated...  JCitizen | 04/19/09
The Bane!  kmashraf | 03/30/09
Great Links, Linux isn't mentioned in the Wiki article at all ..NT..  joe.smetona@... | 03/31/09
Thanks, Adrian...  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
Unless it doesn't  whisperycat | 03/31/09
Two words  wolf_z | 03/31/09
Well, there is this at least...  Zogg | 03/31/09
That's pretty weak.  ye | 03/31/09
That is a report from people who actually investigated Ghostnet  Zogg | 03/31/09
And? Nothing presented shows:  ye | 03/31/09
Ah, you haven't read it!  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: The quote said "as capable".  ye | 03/31/09
My claims, Ye? Which claims would those be?  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: Yes, your claims.  ye | 03/31/09
Actually there's another scenario...  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: If that was the specific part of his response...  ye | 03/31/09
Same old ye.  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: When I'm wrong you'll see me admit to it.  ye | 03/31/09
Priceless quote from the abstract  NonZealot | 03/31/09
NZ, I'm just providing genuine information.  Zogg | 03/31/09
While the information is genuine your application of it is not.  ye | 03/31/09
I'm quoting from a document, Ye. And STILL you complain!  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: Merely quoting from a document doesn't...  ye | 03/31/09
@Ye  Amelioration | 03/31/09
You dismiss the most authoritative document we could have as "irrelevant"?  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg: You responded to claims of patching. Therefore...  ye | 03/31/09
@Amelioration: That depends.  ye | 03/31/09
No, I responded to wolf_z.  Zogg | 03/31/09
@Zogg : What evidence are you referring to and...  ye | 03/31/09
Priceless response to the fool  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
He's a bleedin plunker  dev-null | 04/01/09
I see...  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
Great article & useful place to point people to!  DevJonny | 03/31/09
Good Article  wolf_z | 03/31/09
What about a 'No Bull' guide to Ghostnet?  whisperycat | 03/31/09
I didn't see Windows mentioned  MalachiV | 03/31/09
Read the full story  whisperycat | 03/31/09
So, once again...  Sleeper Service | 03/31/09
Can't wait for the un-released details myself  whisperycat | 04/01/09
The reason I've not covered this is ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 04/01/09
Forgot to add ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 04/01/09
Thanks for the response, Adrian  whisperycat | 04/01/09
Absolutely, cat...  Sleeper Service | 04/01/09
So, once again...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/09
Ah, I see the connection now...  MalachiV | 04/01/09
What has this....  Erroneous | 03/31/09
*** Scanning Conficker with Nmap ***  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Superb  dev-null | 04/01/09
Got links?  wolf_z | 03/31/09
RE: The  Joe Dufflebag | 03/31/09
LAMP servers are the most frequently hacked servers in the world  NonZealot | 03/31/09
Perl, Python are safe...PHP is the culprit NonZealot  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Does that change the fact that LAMP servers are the most hacked?  NonZealot | 03/31/09
Does that change the fact that WAMP servers are the most hacked?  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
It's a configuration issue.  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Does that excuse work with XP?  NonZealot | 03/31/09
Does that excuse work with XP? No ...  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
Configuration issues and software defects are two different things.  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@Dietrich  NonZealot | 03/31/09
Of course not. That would mean be consistent.  ye | 03/31/09
@Dear Dear NonZealot  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
@Dietrich T. Schmitz: Moving the goal posts eh?  ye | 03/31/09
Dear Dietrich: Not when you are running a web server  NonZealot | 03/31/09
@NonZealot  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
WAMP servers are the most frequently hacked servers in the world  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
OpenDNS: Prevent Conficker Worm from Phoning home  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Slow news days....  Narg | 03/31/09
Plenty of removal tools, so what is the issue?  GuidingLight | 03/31/09
The issues are:  hkommedal | 04/01/09
The sky is [not] falling [again]  Lunatic59 | 03/31/09
RE: What are the symptoms of an infection?  medbiller@... | 03/31/09
Some of the VISIBLE symptoms are:  hkommedal | 04/01/09
Hehe  D2 Ultima | 03/31/09
In addition to ClamAV to scan email attachments  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Somebody should care enough to write a virus for linux...  Arapey | 03/31/09
I would say Linux is safer because nobody can be bothered with it.  ye | 03/31/09
Ye, more FUD  whisperycat | 03/31/09
The number of systems used by Google is miniscule compared to...  ye | 03/31/09
re: "The number of systems used by Google is miniscule compared to...  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
I agree  NStalnecker | 03/31/09
I would say  anothercanuck | 03/31/09
They already have!  Loverock Davidson | 03/31/09
Telnet? What year are you stuck in dude?  Amelioration | 03/31/09
Don't waste your energy. He doesn't know Linux. Just a Troll  no_zd_user_name | 03/31/09
Fail, fresh installed Ubuntu 9.04 today, Port 23 (Telnet) is closed  DevJonny | 03/31/09
Why is telnet still shipped with Linux?  anothercanuck | 03/31/09
Huh ?  dev-null | 04/01/09
Do you think reasoning is going to help? wink  no_zd_user_name | 04/01/09
For all the Windows naysayers  NStalnecker | 03/31/09
In Australia we are ahead of the rest of the world  Aussie_Troll | 03/31/09
In Australia we are ahead of the rest of the world ...  n0neXn0ne | 03/31/09
15,000,000 satisfied user's can't be wrong. ..nt..  joe.smetona@... | 03/31/09
Try telling that to CERN, Google or IBM. (nt)  hkommedal | 04/01/09
Has anyone...  GTWilson | 03/31/09
RE: Thanks, nicely done  10W1V1 | 03/31/09
Has anyone....  LadyRain | 03/31/09
It's April 1st! Has the world come to an end because of Conficker?  ye | 03/31/09
RE: MS Office  deowll | 03/31/09
RE: The  powershaker | 03/31/09
Yeah, just wait until April 1. That will teach those Windows users.  ye | 03/31/09
Say...  NStalnecker | 03/31/09
Buy a Mac  dev-null | 04/01/09
RE: The  apostate | 03/31/09
Wow, I must be that good!!  NonZealot | 03/31/09
I don't?  apostate | 03/31/09
No, you clearly do not.  ye | 03/31/09
What is your point?  keagle79@... | 03/31/09
Er?  apostate | 03/31/09
No, that doesn't answer the question. Why?  ye | 03/31/09
All I can say is...wow.  apostate | 03/31/09
It's plainly obvious you know nothing of what you speak.  ye | 03/31/09
You're sort of an idiot, huh?  apostate | 03/31/09
No, it does not.  ye | 03/31/09
And while you're crafting your oh-so-witty repartee  apostate | 03/31/09
"These guys"? It's one person.  ye | 03/31/09
Dang, math is even hard for you.  apostate | 03/31/09
You consider your gibberish conversation?  ye | 03/31/09
I don't consider your gibberish math...  apostate | 03/31/09
Yes it does.  apostate | 03/31/09
RE: The  apostate | 03/31/09
RE: The Conflicker Worm  ananth@... | 03/31/09
I don't see Avira worried so I am not  Randalllind | 03/31/09
Virus Origins  YeaiBetYouDo | 04/01/09
It all started as a prank on an Apple II  Randalllind | 04/01/09
There were viruses...  fairportfan | 04/14/09
Personally...  JCitizen | 07/14/09
RE: The  morwen | 04/01/09
RE: Symantec, McAfee, et al.  professordnm | 04/01/09
Conspiracy  dev-null | 04/01/09
Re Conspiracy  YeaiBetYouDo | 04/01/09
Good Article  sboverie@... | 04/01/09
And it doesn't work either.  anothercanuck | 04/01/09
I assume this was addressed to me.  ye | 04/01/09
Missing The Point  YeaiBetYouDo | 04/01/09
Agreed.  ye | 04/01/09
So if GM has more cars stolen  TSMoore | 04/01/09
Even better analogy  NonZealot | 04/01/09
RE: Mac user because you lack basic decision making skills.  Michael Fournier | 04/01/09
Moron Linux heads  tech_walker | 04/01/09
Hello!!!! McFly!!!!  Jibbits Jr | 04/01/09
Conficker Worm  tecsmedia | 04/01/09
The definitive Microsoft V Linux/Unix (virus) analogy  whisperycat | 04/02/09
Cute but still biased  TSMoore | 04/02/09
Those blinkers don't suit you  whisperycat | 04/03/09
ISP Responsibility  ceh4702 | 04/02/09
RE: Linux Usage V Virus Attack.  ceh4702 | 04/02/09
Linux usage V virus attack  whisperycat | 04/02/09
Repairing web access  manfred@... | 04/03/09
deleted....  JCitizen | 04/19/09
RE: The "no bull" guide to Conficker  bb_apptix | 04/21/09
Vista almost not vunerable for MS08-067  IE8 | 04/24/09

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement
advertisement

SmartPlanet

  • Thought-provoking progressive ideas on diverse topics that intersect with technology, business, and life, and matter to the world at large. Visit SmartPlanet
  • More from IBM
  • Innovate your business' process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN! Try INNOV8 2.0: A BPM Simulator
  • Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management Read the EMA Analyst Report
Click Here