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Windows Security Holes Go Mostly Unexploited

Posted by timothy on from the and-ebola-isn't-the-common-cold dept.

murky.waters writes "Wired News has an article with a decidedly different take on security holes in Microsoft Windows: Despite the thousands of known exploits and virii, most MS users aren't target of much harm, and the big guns such as Klez have had almost no effect on home users. An interesting read that, if true, challenges some common arguments."

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  1. The reason is ... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's because there are SO many exploits to choose from. Nobody has the time (or need) to exploit all of them :-)

  2. Klez - What kind of virus name is this? by heldlikesound · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know for being a virus, I'd think the authors would want to give it a cool name, like Infectita or Shadowbyte, I dunno SOMETHING cool. Instead, it's Klez, which sounds like a freeware puzzle game that sucks ass but has a lot of bright colors.

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    1. Re:Klez - What kind of virus name is this? by baryon351 · · Score: 5, Funny

      klez always made me think of a bundled lesbian that came with KDE...

  3. Why... by intermodal · · Score: 5, Funny

    why does this headline sound like an invitation?

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  4. In a related story by frovingslosh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most Chevy Geo's are not broken into or stolen, so it would be OK for GM to just use the same key on them all, giving the owners the illusion of security.

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  5. RIAA HACKED by gulfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.riaa.org/admin/press_and_news.html You can modify or post ANY news on the site now, the front page has GOATSE on it. http://www.riaa.org/ Do your worst :P