[LINK] Fwd: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-044A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities

Brendan Scott brendansweb at optusnet.com.au
Wed Feb 14 14:22:05 AEDT 2007


Stilgherrian wrote:
> On 14/2/07 12:08 PM, "David Lochrin" <dlochrin at d2.net.au> wrote:
>>    I forwarded this bulletin because I imagine many Linkers with MS Windows
>> systems are not especially interested in security and do not subscribe to
>> CERT, but might be interested to know that updates are available.  However I
>> stand corrected.
 
> Let 'em suffer, I say, and let natural selection take its course... ;)

As Howard alludes in his post, natural selection means that the computer gets 0wn3d and others suffer as a result - perhaps moreso than the infected pc.  

Do botnet masters have an interest in having the computers they've infected run well enough to not involve a reinstall?  





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