Microsoft Apologizes for Serving Malware 171
dark_15 writes "Microsoft has apologized for serving malware via its websites and Windows Live Messenger software. APC reader Jackie Murphy reported the problem: 'With Microsoft launching Vista along with their Defender software to protect users from viruses and spyware, it seems therefore to be an oxymoron that they have started to putting paid changing banner advertisements for malware, on the popular MSN groups servers.'"
Say what? (Score:5, Funny)
Does anyone proofread anything anymore?
SystemDoctor 2006?? (Score:5, Funny)
Personally, I'm downloading SystemDoctor 2007.
In Soviet Russia... (Score:5, Funny)
Another reason to rush out and buy Vista? (Score:2, Funny)
AKA microsoft doing business as usual, is it not? Which is why in my book Vista et. al will be classified as malware until proven differently a couple of years down the road.
Re:Slashdot is the worst malware (Score:5, Funny)
We are also very sorry for... (Score:2, Funny)
Windows.Vista malware (Score:5, Funny)
Risk Impact: High
Systems Potentially Affected: All PCs
Behavior:
Windows.vista is malware that gobbles up all resources on a machine and renders it unusable. Suggested solution is to visit the following malware cleansing site : http://fedora.redhat.com/ [redhat.com]
In other News (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Intriguing. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:5, Funny)
I kid, I kid.
UserFriendly (Score:4, Funny)
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050130 [userfriendly.org]
Re:Please choose one (Score:3, Funny)
"Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all."
Re:Please choose one (Score:3, Funny)
Cor, I'm getting nasty in my old age.
Re:Windows.Vista malware (Score:4, Funny)
Known side effects: Steals personal data, installs backdoors, downloads code from the internet, has the ability to infect further files to prevent their use on different PCs.
Protection: None
Removal: Install a clean OS.
Linguo says... (Score:0, Funny)
Linguo: Error! Error! Bad grammar overload! System shutdown imminent!
Is a good start... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:We are also very sorry for... (Score:1, Funny)
In your next malware, can you send me the cancel button?
Re:Say what? (Score:3, Funny)
Gee (Score:2, Funny)
Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Please choose one (Score:2, Funny)
Cor, I'm getting nasty in my old age.
You're that old and still a virgin? No wonder you're cranky
Re:Slashdot is the worst malware (Score:2, Funny)
That's a known Mozilla bug. Instead of crashing when clicking on a link, the browser attempts to open the URL listed in the href of the A tag, and will actually do so if the server is reachable and returns a page.
This is technically correct according to HTTP and HTML specifications, but unexpected behavior with users used to IE's 'crash feature'. As a workaround, instead of clicking on a link, you can press Alt+F4 or click on the X in the upper-right corner of the browser window, which will close your browser window.
Re:SystemDoctor 2006?? (Score:5, Funny)
OK, how about this:
35% of all road accidents are caused by drunk drivers. Therefore, 65% must be caused by sober drivers. Therefore, you're safer driving drunk than sober.