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Waychel · Oct 17, 2003, 02:05 am

Why are Microsoft's programs so insecure and why don't they do anything about it?

I got infected by a virus recently that is an auto-executing vb script that propagates itself all over your computer, using up your resources while also inserting itself into documents to spread itself to other computers. I was able to patch the hole in IE and remove the virus, but now I have over 5,000 documents infected with this giant block of the code.

This is just another reason why I refuse to use most Microsoft products. If the programs I use for work and other things weren't exclusive to Windows, I wouldn't even be running that. I don't hate Microsoft because they're a monopoly or any of the other reasons that people usually hate the company for; I hate them because they're supposed to be a professional company, and yet they release insecure and unstable products that are wide open to attacks such as this.

I think for all the damages that are caused by viruses, worms, etc. to businesses, that Microsoft should be held accountable for their gross negligence in allowing their programs to have such blatant security holes in the first place. I mean really, no internet browser should automatically execute ANYTHING from a website - yet you know the reason this hole existed in the first place, is so that Microsoft could have you automatically download stuff from them.

They don't seem to care at all whether something is potentially exploitable or not. They are nearly as at fault IMO as the very people who write this crap. -_-

Oct 17, 2003, 02:05 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Waychel Supercalifragilistic Posts: 431	Why are Microsoft's programs so insecure and why don't they do anything about it? I got infected by a virus recently that is an auto-executing vb script that propagates itself all over your computer, using up your resources while also inserting itself into documents to spread itself to other computers. I was able to patch the hole in IE and remove the virus, but now I have over 5,000 documents infected with this giant block of the code. This is just another reason why I refuse to use most Microsoft products. If the programs I use for work and other things weren't exclusive to Windows, I wouldn't even be running that. I don't hate Microsoft because they're a monopoly or any of the other reasons that people usually hate the company for; I hate them because they're supposed to be a professional company, and yet they release insecure and unstable products that are wide open to attacks such as this. I think for all the damages that are caused by viruses, worms, etc. to businesses, that Microsoft should be held accountable for their gross negligence in allowing their programs to have such blatant security holes in the first place. I mean really, no internet browser should automatically execute ANYTHING from a website - yet you know the reason this hole existed in the first place, is so that Microsoft could have you automatically download stuff from them. They don't seem to care at all whether something is potentially exploitable or not. They are nearly as at fault IMO as the very people who write this crap. -_- Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.