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Microsoft Won't Offer Patch Before Worm Strikes?

Posted by Zonk on from the i-object? dept.

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."

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  1. cost benefit by Douglas+Simmons · · Score: -1, Troll

    Perhaps MS deemed this virus to be less heavy a threat to computers insofar as what bad publicity it would generate from actual damage to computers as it would if they deviated from their security protocols, perhaps looking desperate to get their shit together?

  2. Let them eat worms. by banaanimies · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let them eat worms.

  3. Bill "Capone" Gates? by antarctican · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft security is sounding more and more like a protection racket...

    "It'd be a shame if anything happened to those Word documents of yours..."

  4. RICO... suave... o/~ by Caspian · · Score: -1, Troll
    "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..."

    "Nice computer. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it. Thankfully, we're here to offer "protection"..."

    Seriously, when will they use the RICO laws against Microsoft?
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    With spending like this, exactly what are "conservatives" conserving?
  5. Seems quite logical...but... by tetabiate · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft is not innovating anymore, just fixing bugs and preparing patches for malware as soon as possible consumes a lot of resources. Given that Vista shares its codebase with Windows XP/2003 the situation is not going to change. How do they plan to deal with it?

      - MS to customer: which bug do you want me to fix tomorrow?

  6. Two words by Billosaur · · Score: 0, Troll

    Déjà vu

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  7. ouch! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    hey guys, mywife will hit me on the 3rd unless i pay M$.

  8. Plenty of time by wardk · · Score: -1, Troll

    to install a real operating system. alas you are probably not that smart

  9. Re:All should not be lost... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There are too many of you nerds out there with too much free time on your hands to comment on stuff like this.

    Do some work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!