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Old 10-04-2007, 08:20 PM   #1
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LXer: The end of Windows, or a security expert gives up


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Security expert Bruce Schneier today wrote about the “Storm Worm” again. Go and read it and become very afraid if you are running the Windows operating system. Become even more afraid if you are responsible for a bunch of them, like in a company. And then get a clue and morph them all into something better, like installing any of the Linux/Unix/BSD variants.

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Old 10-04-2007, 09:10 PM   #2
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Pretty amazing ... Bottom line: Your computer is infected and there is nothing you can do about it. Don't worry, tho, it hasn't done anything really bad ... yet.
 
Old 10-05-2007, 07:59 AM   #3
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Interesting article. If only the people creating Windows OS's were as clever as those creating malware. Mind you, Vista is the greatest malware threat M$ has ever faced.
 
  


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