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Worm Exploit Distributed by Advertising Network
Zocalo writes "Given that a lot of Slashdot readers also check The Register, it's important to note that their Internet advertising provider, Falk AG, was compromised by the BOFRA exploit yesterday. The Falk AG service has been suspended by The Register and a statement from Falk AG is due on Monday. The upshot is that if you visited the Register yesterday morning and use IE as your browser, then you probably need to run a full virus scan with up to date data files. Of course, those of us running other browsers and something like AdBlock have nothing to worry about. Again." You're OK for now if you're running SP2. There's also a good security writeup about the problem.
Sure, corporate users can have their IT guy stick in a Linux web-proxy server to help protect the useless Microsoft Windows system from yet another attack. They can rack it next to the Linux box used to filter the spam, the Linux box used to strip all the Microsoft Windows viruses out of e-mail and file shares, and the Linux based firewalls protecting the whole army of Microsoft Windows flawed desktops.
Oh, and the same blocking could be done with a Windows web-proxy server. You don't need Linux, unless you aren't smart enough to figure out how to work Windows.
Install SP2? They wouldn't even know was an "SP2" is.
They don't need to. You click a button, and it keeps you up to date. Someone with automatic update wouldn't even need to know what SP2 is, but they would be up to date. And they wouldn't have to spend hours trying to figure out how to upgrade their OS like they do with Linux.
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How the hell was that a troll? That's GOOD ADVICE! Morons...
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How the hell was that good advice? It was senseless TROLLING against IE, and nothing more. Moron...