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Worm vs. Worm Battle Slows Networks
joel_archer writes "According this article at the DrudgeReport, a worm, apparently designed to patch MSBlaster infected Win2K and XP machines, brings various Canadian networks to a crawl. Hardest hit was the 411 system, Air Canada, and Ontario hydro electric operations. Apparently this is causing more problems than MSBlaster itself."
yes, but people with a little more common sense than you look at long term effects. Please, idiot /.ers, don't say MS is doing something bad here, they are doing a wonderful wonderful thing; it's just unfortunate that it had to be done in the first place (sure, blame them for having a security hole, all OS's have them)
I was modded down a day or two back when I said
that the so called "good" worm was trouble.
Well, I told you so.
And in my OP, I didn't bash M$ at all, I didn't even mention it.
Now, I will.. Windows is $HIT.
I could take a BIG STEAMY SHIT and stick a mouse
cord and a monitor cord in it and have a BETTER system than you get with ANY version of Windows.
Yeah, yeah, bye bye karma, mod me down but you know I'm right..
This is a time where *nix servers to shine. I never really recall any major news about worms spreading into secure *nix environments. Viruses targeted towards Microsoft operating systems cause much more disruption than viruses made for *nix simply because there are illiterate computer users that think Windows is the 'only' operating system on the market and they won't switch over to anything else. By those people using Windows, they are allowing themselves for their data to be openly accessible to anyone that spreads these trojan horses and worms across the internet. Many people open thier email attachments without looking and I just wonder how many internal government servers are infected with worms and trojans.
The *nix community has to do something substantial to sway Windows users to switch. If Microsoft can't provide safe software and charging a hefty price for using their operating systems that just get discontinued for support, then *nix is the way to go.
It's not VMware's responsibility to make Windows apps to work in *nix. It would be nice to see some or even all software vendors to switch to the *nix platform.
On the last note, it wouldn't be surprising if a similar worm/virus caused the power grid to shutdown Thursday. Transmission lines going down because of a powerplant going offline to voltage swaying shouldn't affect two countries at the same time.
What kind of sick airline uses Windows servers to do check in and track flights/passengers. Is their IT department completely slow? They deserve what they get.
I'll tell you what kind...the kind that NEEDS to run custom apps! The sort of custom apps that can't be or haven't been ported to *nix! You wanna stop beating the "evil Microsoft" dead horse and start offering some USEFUL alternatives, fine. I know I'm going to be waiting a loooong time for that one. Hell, I'm still waiting for a viable replacement for Ms Exchange.
BTW I support a Medical services provider with numerous Windows boxen in multiple locations (yes, gasp! they run Windows...it's that custom app thing again!) and not one of those boxen succumed to any of the last spate of virii/worms. It's not all that hard to secure Windows. And I know this to be true: If everyone was running *nix, we'd be bitching about the latest *nix exploit!
Also I can't understand why we don't lay the blame firmly at the feet of who it belongs to, namely the shit-sucking script kiddies that write these things! So a Windows box has security holes in it...so what! Does that give you the right to mess with it? Do you wander through your neighbourhood trying doors to see if any are unlocked? If I leave my door unlocked, do you have the right now to walk in and steal from me? Ethically it's the same thing. These scumbags are not heroes, they're not "Neo" or "Trinity" or "Morpheus", they're little better than the lowest form of common thief and should be treated accordingly.
You're using her as bait, Master!