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Windows Users Fear Korgo Virus
An anonymous reader writes "A new virus is on the prowl that can infect your Windows XP/2K system and record every key you hit on your keyboard. The keys are then sent back to the virus creator where he/she can steal your passwords and credit card information. The virus named, Korgo, started showing up in the last week of May but it now has at least six different variants. To protect yourself from this nasty virus, Microsoft is urging all users to download the KB835732 Security Update. As with the Sasser worm, you'll get the Korgo virus without even knowing it. It does not arrive by email, but simply by being connected to a network or to the Internet without having a patched machine or a properly configured firewall."
Another remote exploit for MS Windows? How can it be?? You would think after the last 150 they would learn to secure their systems.
*DrugCheese rants*
OK, people. RTFA please
Ok, linux is clearly a better and more stable operating system than windows but i'm sick of hearing about how much more work it is to patch windows than linux and how many more patches there are. There are about the same amount of patches for both and its arguably easier to patch a windows machine. The reason there are more viruses and worms for windows is because there are more windows uers and therefore they are a bigger target for virus writers. If linux got 90% of the desktop market tomorrow it would have very similar problems. Also with reguard to your comment about high prices, its your own fault you pay for such crappy software on not just pirate it like everyone I know does.
"It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists." -Ludwig Wittgenstein
So... We should have no problem finding this person???
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
Your parents have "know" idea how a computer works? "They're" computer got the Sasser worm?
Learn to write, moron.
Honey, I shrunk the Cygwin