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(Message started by: Root on Jun 9^th, 2004, 1:44pm)

Title: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by Root on Jun 9^th, 2004, 1:44pm

For your MS browsing pleasure. Now comes before you.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/nindex.php?id=117316298&eid=-255

/linux/BSD folks nothing for you today. Sorry you'll just have to play with yourselves.

HEY its not like I tie myself up or anything ya know. Just a little harmless fun.

Do try to be carefull out there

You can download a fix here http://mozilla.org or here http://www.opera.com

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 9^th, 2004, 1:55pm

on 06/09/04 at 13:44:09, Root wrote:

/linux/BSD folks nothing for you today. Sorry you'll just have to play with yourselves.

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/vuln-newsletter.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/03/08/linux_kernel_vuln_reloaded/
http://www.net-security.org/vuln.php?id=3446

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by Root on Jun 9^th, 2004, 2:09pm

UH Exploding eyeball ol chum.
Just what do you think those three out of date articles have to do with the statement I made
Enquiring minds want to know.

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 9^th, 2004, 2:24pm

I don't want to start a flame war "Ol Chum" but I did want to let people to know that MS is not the only OS that can be wacked. ALL of them are vulnerable.

I probably hate MS as much as you. Read the peeves post. Fortunately, I found a job where I can make a living because of MSs crapware.

BTW... One of the articles is dated 6/4/2004. Do articles get obsolete faster than hardware now?

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by brain_cramps on Jun 9^th, 2004, 3:20pm

Hey Root

Do you work for the Jehovah's Witnesses?

You try soooooo hard to convert people but never get discouraged when nobody listens.

Don't quit your day job!

grant

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by Opus on Jun 9^th, 2004, 9:48pm

The worst problem with M$ windows, is that most are set up to run in root(admin), that is a security risk all in itself and the only patch is to not run in root. Of course M$ windows wannabe *nixs, most of them having "my"itis ( my computer, my documents), for example ~~Lindows~~ er Linspire also runs in root, which is probably why it comes with antivirus built-in. The lesson is do not run in root, especially when browsing the web. If you are using Win9x the only hope is to, like Root said, use a browser that isn't tied into your OS.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: 6/9/04 MS Vulns.
Post by Gator on Jun 10^th, 2004, 3:17am

LMAO, dude! You really get a kick out of posting this stuff, don't ya? I get a kick out of reading it, but I'm with EyeBall. I made a lot of money fixing problems caused by M$ Winblows vulnerabilities.

One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and experiment with Linux. Don't have the patience to learn a new os right now.

Keep 'em coming! :D

Gator