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02/10/2004 10:56:58 PM · #1 |
I guess by now most people have heard about the latest Microsoft security flaw. For those who haven't, here's a "heads up": //slashdot.org/articles/04/02/10/2031219.shtml?tid=109&tid=126&tid=172&tid=185&tid=187&tid=190&tid=201 There is a fix on the Microsoft Update page; they have labelled this patch a critical update.
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02/10/2004 11:19:19 PM · #2 |
Well the hacker can only get into your system through this flaw if they can see your computer. If you use a firewall and virus protection, it's VERY unlikely that this will effect you. It amazes me how many people don't even think about proactive security measures until they get bit. :)
MS always has "critical" updates to Windows, but it's still the best OS out there and without Microsoft, we'd still be in the stone age, technically speaking.
Anyway, thanks for the heads-up! I'm off to download the patch now... :D
Message edited by author 2004-02-10 23:20:27. |
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02/11/2004 12:04:10 AM · #3 |
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02/11/2004 12:07:09 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Chris123:
but it's still the best OS out there and without Microsoft, we'd still be in the stone age, technically speaking. |
You're joking, aren't you? Or you work for MS? Or own their stock?
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02/11/2004 12:22:46 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by ChrisW123:
but it's still the best OS out there and without Microsoft, we'd still be in the stone age, technically speaking.
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I'm a software engineer. or at least I am by training. I normally have a smartass answer for everything, but I don't even know where to begin right now. I'm so shocked that I'm even going to forgo my usual Linux snobbery. |
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02/11/2004 12:48:15 AM · #6 |
| i am with geocide--GO mac or linux avoid viruses, worms....... |
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02/11/2004 01:13:54 AM · #7 |
| For those silly enough to believe that only Microsoft is open to hacking and security flaws: Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities. Ten of those top 20 are Unix flaws. Windows is the by far the most widely used OS, and MS is by far the big kid on the block, so it only makes sense they would be the most widely attacked. Not that I think MS is sterling in the security department. Its just silly jiberish to play the "big, evil MS writes bad software" or "only someone who works for MS would defend it" games. |
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02/11/2004 01:20:58 AM · #8 |
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02/11/2004 02:36:53 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by ScottK:
Ten of those top 20 are Unix flaws. |
Sorry, that's not really a top 20 list, it's two top ten lists, so there are 10 of each by design. |
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02/11/2004 06:32:47 AM · #10 |
Ahh, you can't beat a good rant about operating systems..
The fact is, Linux is too difficult for your old granny to use, Windows is relatively insecure for servers, and OSX doesn't have enough commercial software support. Ergo, all operating systems have their advantages and disadvantages. |
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02/11/2004 07:46:37 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
The fact is, Linux is too difficult for your old granny to use, Windows is relatively insecure for servers, and OSX doesn't have enough commercial software support. Ergo, all operating systems have their advantages and disadvantages. |
So much for completeness. |
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02/11/2004 07:59:37 AM · #12 |
PC is all I know, hence Windows is my OS of choice by default. I'm right in the middle when it comes to my feelings about their software. However, I have to give a big ole sarcastic thank you to MS for this move:
IE Patch
Thanks to this patch, I can't access some of my critical password protected sites. Dummy me, and I know better than this, didn't pay attention to the fact that I had turned off System Restore to run Stinger and didn't turn it back on before the update was installed. |
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02/11/2004 08:54:40 AM · #13 |
Actually, Tina, it is good that they removed that "feature". It was never approved by the standards committees, and was a "broken" extension that was being used by malicious web sites to "spoof" addresses. Internet Explorer is now slightly more "standards compliant", and standards are a good thing. You can read more about the reasoning behind the change here. Plus, it is just a bad idea (from a security standpoint) to store a username/password "in the clear" in a "shortcut" anyway...
The patch shouldn't prevent you from accessing any sites; you just have to type in your username and password (which are visibile in the Properties for any shortcuts where they were stored in the "old format") now.
Message edited by author 2004-02-11 08:56:43. |
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02/11/2004 09:27:39 AM · #14 |
| Good information Eddy - although, this biggest problem I'm having is that I am not able to access the web mail for any of my server accounts anymore since this fix came out. I never had the username/password stored and always typed it in. I contacted tech support of the company I purchase my server space from and this was the resolve that I was given. He was able to access the web mail fine for the accounts I cannot, and he didn't install this update. |
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