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Null
07-07-2004, 10:05 AM
http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131513&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=2&liChannelID=22&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1


The Microsoft Windows application is more secure than you think, and Mac OS X is worse than you ever imagined. That is according to statistics published for the first time this week by Danish security firm Secunia.

i've only skimed the article. havnt yet red it all. planning on it a bit later but im currently at work. hehe.

Jonbo298
07-07-2004, 12:27 PM
If your a virus writer, do you want to attack 95% of internet users, or less then 5%...I think that speaks for itself.

But oh well if OSX is less secure. If Secunia tells Apple about these holes, apple can fix them. People just say its more secure because virus writers don't want a small portion attacked. They want the motherlode

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 02:19 PM
http://www.computerpannen.com/cwm/ups/chaos/big1.gif

Null
07-07-2004, 02:21 PM
http://www.computerpannen.com/cwm/ups/chaos/big1.gif


lol

i vote a smaller version of that be added to our smilie list.

whos with me!?

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 02:31 PM
lol

i vote a smaller version of that be added to our smilie list.

whos with me!?

I'll be happy to resize it, I might be needing it if you continue to post this kind of material, lol.

Null
07-07-2004, 02:32 PM
color him in a nice color too while your at it, solid color should be an easy one click. hehe.

perhaps orange. yes. orange would look good. :p

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 03:38 PM
And let's have the smilie coding for it be :null:

Happydude
07-07-2004, 04:25 PM
And let's have the smilie coding for it be :null:
smaller and it's done

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 04:51 PM
Smaller?

Happydude
07-07-2004, 04:52 PM
i meant emoticon size...

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 05:26 PM
25 pixles was too small, this is 50.

bobcat
07-07-2004, 06:13 PM
I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

Null
07-07-2004, 06:29 PM
I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.

GT News
07-07-2004, 06:29 PM
I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.

Is that a command?I've lost the context, . Are we still on orange would look good?
What is your real name?Where did MS get its problems?And.
Who are "They?"

Null
07-07-2004, 06:31 PM
Why is it we dont have an ignore list here? i know vbulletin has the ignore lists cuz other message boards use it. really do need one tho so everyone can block that out.

Jonbo298
07-07-2004, 06:32 PM
We do. Look in the UserCP

Typhoid
07-07-2004, 06:34 PM
Block out what? Camfubot? Why not just delete him? Or lower his post limit even more.

GameMaster
07-07-2004, 08:04 PM
One thing that contributes to his 'annoyingness' is that he has to quote the user that posts right before him. Generally, if you respond to a post right before yours, you don't need to quote it.

Null
07-08-2004, 12:06 AM
One thing that contributes to his 'annoyingness' is that he has to quote the user that posts right before him. Generally, if you respond to a post right before yours, you don't need to quote it.


its a bit more then that.

the very idea of him is hypocritical. if he were an actual person, he'd be baned for spaming meaningless posts the first day.

he's allowed to stay and annoy everyone because he's one of the admins little toys that he gets some childish kick over.


and typhoid, if i could delete the bot, dont you think i woulda done it already? i dont run the site :p



and thank you Jonbo, i didnt see the ignore list hiddon down there. most have it when you click on the persons name.

bobcat
07-08-2004, 06:22 AM
close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.
That's what I implied :p

It's vulnerabilities are discovered through hackers....not by MS.

Yes MS is working damn hard on these vulnerabilities. That's the price you pay for being number 1

gekko
07-08-2004, 12:49 PM
That would be great if the other 98% of the world didn't disagree. Sometimes you just need to question things.

OMG, that lame Mac us3r had r00t access enabled, and I knew teh pass. PWNED! w00t! i r ub3r l33t!

Jonbo298
07-08-2004, 01:14 PM
Your not ub3r until you get into a wireless network using the default un/pw :p

Typhoid
07-08-2004, 04:04 PM
OMG, that lame Mac us3r had r00t access enabled, and I knew teh pass. PWNED! w00t! i r ub3r l33t!



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