New Windows worm wreaking havok

[kandrathe]

Yes, but how many years was ntdll.dll buffer overflow exploit around before it was made public and patched? That to me is exactly like driving down the road in my new car and having the engine explode because someone made a cell phone call. The defect was inherent in the design. The solution? Upgrade every 2 years to Microsoft latest poorly designed code and hope that at least the old exploits are gone. But, how many new exploits are there? Even if you are patched to the latest code, there is all the bugs that have not been found at least by the good guys yet.

The day I was installed to my broadband provider according to their method, I was able to find my home windows machine through the internet and break in. I bought a router/firewall on my way home. Most home users still have no clue how exposed they are. I could literally go out right now and find thousands of hard drives I could browse and alter at will. I think the cable provider is partly to blame because their useless techs are required to perform the installation, and provide no firewall or other protections. It's like the "Dumb and Dumber" of network connectivity. All the Windows networking services that make the machine vulnerable are left in place.

So in a proper metaphor, its like giving babes with tricycles a license to go 75 mph on the information super highway -- populated with the post apocalyptic scum from "Mad Max". Some of us understand the danger and are prepared to try to defend ourselves, but the majority are not.