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Visual Studio .Net: Now with more Viruses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trustworthy-computing dept.

News.com breaks the story (and 8000 readers submit) that Microsoft distributed Nimda-infected copies of Visual Studio .Net in Korea. I don't even know what to say here; nothing seems adequate, except to point out that "trustworthy computing" does not seem to have had any effect whatsoever. News.com just updated their story to point out that it probably won't infect the people who installed Visual Studio .Net, but it's still a rather nasty faux pas for a company that's supposed to be cleaning up its act.

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  1. So.... by Jacer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did McAfee or Norton give this press release?

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  2. Microsoft should be applauded for this by Saint+Aardvark · · Score: 5, Funny
    They...um...made sure that it was a quality worm that went out the door.

    None of your shoddy open-source crap here, no sir!

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  3. That's One Degree of Separation! (tm) by elsegundo · · Score: 5, Funny


    Leave out the middleman when it comes to distibuting viruses! Give it straight to your customers!

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  4. Re:Not entirely Microsoft's fault by timeOday · · Score: 5, Funny

    So how do we tell "Genuine Microsoft Quality Products" from "Shoddy Software Created By Third Parties And Put Out By Microsoft"? Is the hologram a different color or something?

  5. Maybe a re-brand? by rfsayre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Viral Studio .NET??

  6. DOJ Take Note by Paul+Lamere · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is just another example of Microsoft trying to bundle everything with windows. Now that they are bundling Nimda, Melissa is going to go right out of business.

  7. Life Imitates Art by Kozz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Truly, life indeed imitates art(satire). Microsoft Bundles Worm with IIS .

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  8. Cool! Virus Free! by Cheap+Imitation · · Score: 5, Funny
    Leave it to Microsoft to change the meaning of "Virus Free".

    Now, instead of meaning it ships with no viruses, it means they include them at no extra charge!