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3 New Windows Security Problems Found

Posted by timothy on from the now-wait-for-the-baffling-no-problems-in-years-claimants dept.

DotNM writes "USA Today is running a story that outlines three security issues in Microsoft Corporation's popular Windows desktop operating system product. It describes the issues and urges users not to download .hlp files from email attachments. Apparently there are issues, even for a Windows XP system patched with Service Pack Two."

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  1. Why is this news? by AhBeeDoi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let me know when MS does something right. That will be news.

  2. Re:OMG, an OS with security issues... by m50d · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's possible to be 100%. Qmail has had a bounty on any security hole for iirc 3 years which has not been claimed, meaning it looks to me like it's 100% secure - you assume that there are 5 times as many bugs as you find on any given bug hunt, but 5 times 0 is still 0. OpenBSD may be the same. It's possible to provide services to the Internet and be 100% secure.

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