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Microsoft Won't Offer Patch Before Worm Strikes?
techmuse writes "According to an article in Information Week, Microsoft is aware that the 'Kama Sutra/Blackworm/MyWife' worm will hit on Friday, overwriting office documents, but will not release a patch until its regular monthly patch release on February 14th. Unless, that is, you subscribe to one of Microsoft's pay security services, in which case your machine will have the worm removed in advance." From the article: "The blog offered no explanation why the tool wouldn't be updated earlier, nor did Microsoft immediately respond to questions. Each month, Microsoft pushes a revised tool to Windows users who have Automatic Update enabled for Windows Update or Microsoft Update. The Redmond, Wash.-based company has released the Malicious Software Removal Tool off-schedule once before, in August 2005, shortly after the Zotob worm began striking Windows 2000 systems."
Would you stop this whinge and remain being true M$ fanboys, please?
I mean they can release patches very fast when their money is about being harmed, so why should it be different the other way?
This goes to show what true scumbags they really are. Basically, if someone is infected and they have documents wiped because of this worm, they should sue Microsoft for failing to help prevent it. If Microsoft have the tool to eliminate the worm but delay the release for the majority of people, then Microsoft are just as responsible for the destruction of the data.
I'7e never 5een
No files attached to e-mail!!! Thats what ftp is for. You want to give someone a file, send them a link to your ftp server. Is anyone else annoyed that e-mail is now synomymous with file transfers??
I got nothin'
fuck those microsoft niggers
Do you run Windows? Did you comment with a straight face?