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zenith-nadir

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Here's a current event for all those anti-Microsoft folks:

Windows PCs face ‘huge’ virus threat - January 2, 2006 18:18

Computer security experts were grappling with the threat of a new weakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system that could put hundreds of millions of PCs at risk of infection by spyware or viruses.

“The potential [security threat] is huge,” said Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure, an antivirus company. “It’s probably bigger than for any other vulnerability we’ve seen.

Any version of Windows is vulnerable right now.”

The flaw, which allows hackers to infect computers using programs maliciously inserted into seemingly innocuous image files, was first discovered last week.

“We haven’t seen anything that bad yet, but multiple individuals and groups are exploiting this vulnerability,” Mr Hyppönen said. He said that every Windows system shipped since 1990 contained the flaw.

Microsoft said in a security bulletin on its website that it was aware that the vulnerability was being actively exploited. However an official patch to correct the flaw was not expected to be released until January 10.
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Beware of "innocuous image files" kids until the official Microsoft patch arrives sometime around Jan 10th. I use Norton Corporate antivirus and Sygate Professional Firewall and occasionally I run my Previx Host Intrusion Prevention program. But now that images are hosts for viruses I dunno what the hell I am gonna do without porn for a couple weeks! ;)
 
zenith-nadir said:
Here's a current event for all those anti-Microsoft folks:

(emphasis mine)

Beware of "innocuous image files" kids until the official Microsoft patch arrives sometime around Jan 10th. I use Norton Corporate antivirus and Sygate Professional Firewall and occasionally I run my Previx Host Intrusion Prevention program. But now that images are hosts for viruses I dunno what the hell I am gonna do without porn for a couple weeks! ;)
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You don't have a few chioce gems on your hard drive to tide you over? It should be part of your computer emergency kit.
 
LeFevre said:
You don't have a few chioce gems on your hard drive to tide you over? It should be part of your computer emergency kit.
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Most will deny it but 95% of men on earth with a PC have a "secret folder" somewhere...don't we guys.. :D
 
We've got FOUR computers in my home . . .

. . . but only one PC, and it's not hooked up to the net.

Another advantage of using a Mac - it's not worth writing viruses for such a small percentage of the population. :)
 
Mephisto said:
Another advantage of using a Mac - it's not worth writing viruses for such a small percentage of the population. :)
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Dude, it's not worth writing much of anything for mac. It's a dual-edged sword. I mac at work but PC at home... there is no comparison, especially for a gamer like myself.

BTW, there's a simple .dll disabling script floating around that provides protection until the patch is available. Google it and you'll see.
 
Jocko said:
Dude, it's not worth writing much of anything for mac. It's a dual-edged sword. I mac at work but PC at home... there is no comparison, especially for a gamer like myself.

BTW, there's a simple .dll disabling script floating around that provides protection until the patch is available. Google it and you'll see.
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Jocko,

You're right that the lines between the two have blurred in past years. I've been using Macs since 1987 (before Windows). I am dismayed that Macs aren't privy to as many games as PCs, and to think that Macs were once touted as "game computers" without much use in business.

I use my G5 to duplicate (my) art and to do desktop video (and to visit JREF). I can understand completely if you don't answer, Jocko, but what line of work do you do?
 
zenith-nadir said:
Most will deny it but 95% of men on earth with a PC have a "secret folder" somewhere...don't we guys.. :D
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No, I can honestly say that I have no such "secret folder" anywhere on my computer.

I've dedicated an entire drive to my porn (only about 12 gigs, but i can't afford to upgrade yet).

Mephisto said:
You're right that the lines between the two have blurred in past years. I've been using Macs since 1987 (before Windows). I am dismayed that Macs aren't privy to as many games as PCs, and to think that Macs were once touted as "game computers" without much use in business.
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The only realm I've ever seen where PCs outdo Macs is gaming. Not being all that much of a gamer, this isn't really an issue for me. I find them to be more or less equal at most things; with Mac having the decided advantage for desktop publishing, graphics, and video. Of course, if you have the skills to go mucking about in BSD, Macs quickly become superior to PCs in a number of different areas.

The one thing, and the main thing, that has kept the newer Macs (since the advent of OSX) from becoming more widely used than they are is simply price. PCs currently have a significantly better price/performance point than Macs do. Looks like that may be changing, however.
 
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