| I do keep my Windows updated and this is actually the first time I have gotten infected by a virus. =P The problem was my version of IE wasn't the most recent.
Also, its pretty naive to make a browser that will AUTOMATICALLY download and execute off a website, because the chances of that being compromised or exploited in some way are pretty high.
Microsoft doesn't make secure products, but what's upsetting to me is that they aren't taking any measures to correct or improve upon this. I mean for one thing, it seems to be acceptable that viruses are such an issue, when they shouldn't be.
If Microsoft cared, they could rework Windows right now to eliminate the possibility of viruses. Viruses rely on exploiting back doors in the way Windows applications work in correlation with the operating system itself. With unix-based operating systems, applications are isolated from the kernel, so there's no way for a virus to work its way from an application to the operating system. But instead, Microsoft would rather release numerous versions of Windows with different interfaces touted as "updates" as every single one contains the same blatant vulnerability.
Why can't they stop the problem at the source, instead of waiting for the next virus to come along and then releasing a "patch" several weeks later after everyone has been affected? They're not doing anywhere near as much as they could, or should.
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