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The real problem are operating systems with long known problems in their fundamental security architecture. The result is that any script kiddie can click himse
by yaix 15y ago
The real problem are operating systems with long known problems in their fundamental security architecture. The result is that any script kiddie can click himself a botnet together in half an hour.
If Windows had repositories ("markets" how there are called nowadays), the problem would be much less severe. And if IE would have put less emphasis in creating own "MS-versions" of HTML and JS with every new release, and more emphasis on creating a solid product, the problem would be much less severe too. But they didn't so it isn't. Lucky scammers.
- georgemcbay 15y agoA lot of the problem is users' reluctance to upgrade off of XP to Win7 (or even Vista). Certainly Microsoft deserves blame for XP having been as insecure as it was when released, but newer versions of Windows are incredibly more secure against these sorts of attacks, especially when they are running Microsoft Security Essentials. I'm not sure what you're talking about in terms of "MS-Versions" of HTML and JS, at least in the sense of them being a security risk. That's just anti-MS bullcrap, really. IE is actually inherently quite secure in lots of ways Firefox still isn't, and the primary vector for these types of attacks are Adobe plugins (Flash, Reader) and have nothing to do with browser-specific code.
- yaix 15y ago>>A lot of the problem is users' reluctance to upgrade off of XP to Win7 Yes, that's old news and the reason Andrioid and iOS have "marketplaces" that update automatically and reliably. Windows still doesn't. >>I'm not sure what you're talking about in terms of "MS-Versions" of HTML and JS Then you haven't been a Web developer in the past 15 years, I guess.
- mattmanser 15y agoAch, when will people learn that windows bashing no longer makes you cool. The reason they are the primary attack vectors is because of their market penetration, not some crap programming by a windows dev. There's not an OS out there in wide usage without a lot of 0-day exploits. If Linux was dominating, we'd only ever hear about linux problems. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=firefox+exploit http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=firefox+exploit http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=osx+exploit http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=osx+exploit http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=linux+exploit http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=linux+exploit
- yaix 15y agoThat is no Windows bashing. But whining about "Windows bashing" does not help to make the product better. Its the same as Linux trolls replying every critique with "but its free". It does not help! What is the "market penetration" of Android + iOS? How many botnets run on those devices? Exactly. Got it?