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Microsoft Apologizes for Serving Malware

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the caught-sneaking-one-by dept.

dark_15 writes "Microsoft has apologized for serving malware via its websites and Windows Live Messenger software. APC reader Jackie Murphy reported the problem: 'With Microsoft launching Vista along with their Defender software to protect users from viruses and spyware, it seems therefore to be an oxymoron that they have started to putting paid changing banner advertisements for malware, on the popular MSN groups servers.'"

13 of 171 comments (clear)

  1. Say what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Started to putting?

    Does anyone proofread anything anymore?

    1. Re:Say what? by basic0 · · Score: 3, Funny

      What are you is talking about? Of course nto!

  2. SystemDoctor 2006?? by Intron · · Score: 5, Funny

    What fool would be taken in by this?

    Personally, I'm downloading SystemDoctor 2007.

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    Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
    1. Re:SystemDoctor 2006?? by BrokenHalo · · Score: 5, Funny

      5 dentists isn't a very large sample group anyway...

      OK, how about this:

      35% of all road accidents are caused by drunk drivers. Therefore, 65% must be caused by sober drivers. Therefore, you're safer driving drunk than sober. :-P

  3. In Soviet Russia... by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ISR, Microsoft serves malware to ... uh... you serve malware to microsoft!

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Aqua_boy17 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just imagine a beowulf cluster of MS Malware. Oh, wait...I just described Vista.

      I kid, I kid.

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  4. Re:Slashdot is the worst malware by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's much worse than that. Each time you click a link, somewhere, a server dies.

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  5. Windows.Vista malware by atomic777 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Name: Windows.Vista

    Risk Impact: High
    Systems Potentially Affected: All PCs

    Behavior:
    Windows.vista is malware that gobbles up all resources on a machine and renders it unusable. Suggested solution is to visit the following malware cleansing site : http://fedora.redhat.com/

    1. Re:Windows.Vista malware by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

      Spreading behaviour: Disguises as an operating system and lures people into installing it.
      Known side effects: Steals personal data, installs backdoors, downloads code from the internet, has the ability to infect further files to prevent their use on different PCs.
      Protection: None
      Removal: Install a clean OS.

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  6. In other News by ehaggis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gator apologized for advertising Windows Vista. "Obviously this sort of malware slipped through our screening process, " they quipped.

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  7. Re:Intriguing. by HerrEkberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just stop injecting medkits you find lying around in some random alley and you will be fine.

  8. UserFriendly by VEGETA_GT · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of a UserFriendly comic

    http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050130

  9. Is a good start... by gmuslera · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hope soon we will see the "Microsoft Apologizes for Selling Malware" headline.