Richard Rasker wrote:
> Yup, you guessed right! Not Mac, not Linux. Already 1% of computers running
> Redmond's crapware are infected, and the worst isn't over yet:
>
> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/conficker-worm-infects-9-million-and-counting-39617
>
> For those who didn't realize yet: 10 million infected machines is fully one
> percent of the total number of machines out there.
>
> "a virulent new worm, which took down Ministry of Health systems for 15
> days. ...
>
> the Ministry of Health is only now on the verge of giving an all-clear
> after a 15-day battle with the worm, which hit 2000 of its PCs, and caused
> the ministry to temporarily sever its connection to the internet to avoid
> infecting others."
>
> Oops! A country's complete health ministry down because they used Windows.
> These guys sure have one hell of a health problem! Let's see, 2000 PC's
> down for 15 days ... say we're talking a few hundred dollars in
> productivity loss per PC, plus, say, a hundred dollars per PC for
> cleansing ... well, that's easily over half a million worth of damage.
> With the total number of infections at least 5,000 times higher, damage must
> be running into the billions already. Great Software for sure!
>
> But what does this beastie do?
>
> "infected PCs could be used for a variety of criminal purposes -- from
> relaying spam to hosting scam Web sites -- there are signs that this whole
> mess may be an attempt to further spread so-called "scareware," which uses
> fake security alerts to frighten consumers into purchasing bogus computer
> security software."
>
> Rather ironic, isn't it? Those poor Windows users are infected, and then the
> infection may create its own feeding ground, by offering even more Wincrap
> to users. All thanks to Bill Gates and his nightma^H^H^H^Hvision "We know
> we sell insecure crap but we don't care as long as we can keep selling it".
>
> And then, is there a remedy? Um, it appears it's the third "R" of
> Windows' "Triple R" solution scheme: reinstall:
>
> "Once Conficker infects, it appears to be difficult to root out."
>
> Ah well, at least the PC business will get a huge boost out of this,
> cleaning up all those sickly Windows boxes ... and looking forward to the
> next mass infection, of course.
>
>
> Poor Wintrolls ... all they can come up with in the "Linux sucks" department
> are isolated incidents, affecting a handful of users, or perhaps a few
> hundred at most ...
>
>
> Richard Rasker
Windows!
We can't do anything, we can't check its source code...
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Old, but Interesting -> http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/2/15/71552/7795
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Linux - You must break it | Windows - It breaks itself
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