http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

 

 

Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

"Alias" wrote in message

 

news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>

 

> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>

 

> --

 

> Alias

 

 

 

Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

Not ALL computers. You need not worry since you have no money and are not

 

in need of online banking, it shouldn't be a problem for you. Continue to

 

use your Windows computer.

 

 

 

Ditch that SHITTY Ubuntu that nobody needs or wants! LOL!~

On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> "Alias" wrote in message

 

> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>

 

>> --

 

>> Alias

 

>

 

> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

> Not ALL computers.

 

 

 

22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

school, speaking of idiots?

 

 

 

Snip snarky drivel.

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

On 7/8/2010 8:42 AM, Alias wrote:

 

> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

>> Not ALL computers.

 

>

 

> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>

 

> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>

 

>

 

In the overall scheme of things, 22 mil computers is an insignificant

 

number.

 

If you're afraid of using Windows, then don't. Go back to that POS

 

useless toy os you're so in love with and leave this ng.

 

You are not needed here, nor is your spam, trolling or FUD.

On 7/8/2010 5:42 PM, Alias wrote:

 

> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

>> Not ALL computers.

 

>

 

> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>

 

> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

For political polls, to give you an example, less than 5000 people are

 

polled.

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

"Alias" wrote in message

 

news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

>> Not ALL computers.

 

>

 

> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>

 

> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>

 

>

 

> --

 

> Alias

 

 

 

You stated:

 

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

 

 

Which is NOT true. That is why I corrected you post. Damn, you are dumber

 

than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> "Alias" wrote in message

 

> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> --

 

>>>> Alias

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you RETARD.

 

>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>

 

>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>

 

>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> --

 

>> Alias

 

>

 

> You stated:

 

>

 

>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>

 

> Which is NOT true.

 

 

 

Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything

 

about statistics.

 

 

 

That is why I corrected you post.

 

 

 

You did no such thing.

 

 

> Damn, you are

 

> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

 

 

You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in statistics

 

at your local community college.

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

"Alias" wrote in message

 

news:i14ubg$8st$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> --

 

>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you

 

>>>> RETARD.

 

>>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>>

 

>>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>>

 

>>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> You stated:

 

>>

 

>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>

 

>> Which is NOT true.

 

>

 

> Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything about

 

> statistics.

 

>

 

> That is why I corrected you post.

 

>

 

> You did no such thing.

 

>

 

>> Damn, you are

 

>> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

>

 

> You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in statistics

 

> at your local community college.

 

>

 

>

 

> --

 

> Alias

 

 

 

1 out of 2 of the 22 million computers that MAY be infected. Not 48% of all

 

computers like you stated.

 

 

 

Maybe you should go to college again.

On 07/08/2010 07:11 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> "Alias" wrote in message

 

> news:i14ubg$8st$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>> On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you

 

>>>>> RETARD.

 

>>>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>>>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> --

 

>>>> Alias

 

>>>

 

>>> You stated:

 

>>>

 

>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>> Which is NOT true.

 

>>

 

>> Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything

 

>> about statistics.

 

>>

 

>> That is why I corrected you post.

 

>>

 

>> You did no such thing.

 

>>

 

>>> Damn, you are

 

>>> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

>>

 

>> You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in

 

>> statistics at your local community college.

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> --

 

>> Alias

 

>

 

> 1 out of 2 of the 22 million computers that MAY be infected. Not 48% of

 

> all computers like you stated.

 

>

 

> Maybe you should go to college again.

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

The article stated 48%. Read it if your attention span is long enough.

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

"Alias" wrote in message

 

news:i151g7$6cb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

> On 07/08/2010 07:11 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i14ubg$8st$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you

 

>>>>>> RETARD.

 

>>>>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>>>>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> --

 

>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>

 

>>>> You stated:

 

>>>>

 

>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Which is NOT true.

 

>>>

 

>>> Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything

 

>>> about statistics.

 

>>>

 

>>> That is why I corrected you post.

 

>>>

 

>>> You did no such thing.

 

>>>

 

>>>> Damn, you are

 

>>>> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

>>>

 

>>> You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in

 

>>> statistics at your local community college.

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> 1 out of 2 of the 22 million computers that MAY be infected. Not 48% of

 

>> all computers like you stated.

 

>>

 

>> Maybe you should go to college again.

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>

 

> The article stated 48%. Read it if your attention span is long enough.

 

>

 

> --

 

> Alias

 

 

 

The article stated:

 

 

 

"According to the report, the overall number of infected computers (page 10)

 

used in the sample decreased compared to previous quarters, however, 48.35%

 

of the 22,754,847 scanned computers remain infected with malware."

 

 

 

Now, did you notice that the total number is SCANNED computers, not all

 

computers. Better take a comprehension class you DOLT.

 

 

 

Again you are fucked up. Stick with Ubuntu. You deserve each other. Oops.

On 07/08/2010 08:04 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> "Alias" wrote in message

 

> news:i151g7$6cb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>> On 07/08/2010 07:11 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>> news:i14ubg$8st$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>> On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you

 

>>>>>>> RETARD.

 

>>>>>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>>>>>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> You stated:

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> Which is NOT true.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything

 

>>>> about statistics.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> That is why I corrected you post.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> You did no such thing.

 

>>>>

 

>>>>> Damn, you are

 

>>>>> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

>>>>

 

>>>> You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in

 

>>>> statistics at your local community college.

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> --

 

>>>> Alias

 

>>>

 

>>> 1 out of 2 of the 22 million computers that MAY be infected. Not 48% of

 

>>> all computers like you stated.

 

>>>

 

>>> Maybe you should go to college again.

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>

 

>> The article stated 48%. Read it if your attention span is long enough.

 

>>

 

>> --

 

>> Alias

 

>

 

> The article stated:

 

>

 

> "According to the report, the overall number of infected computers (page

 

> 10) used in the sample decreased compared to previous quarters, however,

 

> 48.35% of the 22,754,847 scanned computers remain infected with malware."

 

>

 

> Now, did you notice that the total number is SCANNED computers, not all

 

> computers. Better take a comprehension class you DOLT.

 

>

 

> Again you are fucked up. Stick with Ubuntu. You deserve each other. Oops.

 

 

 

22,754,847 is statistically enough computers.

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

On 7/8/2010 3:02 PM, Alias wrote:

 

> On 07/08/2010 08:04 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>> news:i151g7$6cb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>> On 07/08/2010 07:11 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>> news:i14ubg$8st$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>> On 7/8/2010 6:26 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>>> news:i14rl2$gdb$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>>> On 7/8/2010 5:39 PM, Heywood Jablowme wrote:

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>> "Alias" wrote in message

 

>>>>>>>> news:i14r5a$c3s$1@news.eternal-september.org...

 

>>>>>>>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>> Gosh, you are an idiot. That is 48% of the SCANNED computers you

 

>>>>>>>> RETARD.

 

>>>>>>>> Not ALL computers.

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> 22 million is statistically valid or did you also fail statistics in

 

>>>>>>> school, speaking of idiots?

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> Snip snarky drivel.

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>> --

 

>>>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> You stated:

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>>>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>>>>

 

>>>>>> Which is NOT true.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> Statistically it is true. Course, you obviously don't know anything

 

>>>>> about statistics.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> That is why I corrected you post.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> You did no such thing.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>> Damn, you are

 

>>>>>> dumber than originally thought. No wonder you use Ubuntu!

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> You're the dumb one, chum. Maybe you could afford a course in

 

>>>>> statistics at your local community college.

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>>

 

>>>>> --

 

>>>>> Alias

 

>>>>

 

>>>> 1 out of 2 of the 22 million computers that MAY be infected. Not 48% of

 

>>>> all computers like you stated.

 

>>>>

 

>>>> Maybe you should go to college again.

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> The article stated 48%. Read it if your attention span is long enough.

 

>>>

 

>>> --

 

>>> Alias

 

>>

 

>> The article stated:

 

>>

 

>> "According to the report, the overall number of infected computers (page

 

>> 10) used in the sample decreased compared to previous quarters, however,

 

>> 48.35% of the 22,754,847 scanned computers remain infected with malware."

 

>>

 

>> Now, did you notice that the total number is SCANNED computers, not all

 

>> computers. Better take a comprehension class you DOLT.

 

>>

 

>> Again you are fucked up. Stick with Ubuntu. You deserve each other. Oops.

 

>

 

> 22,754,847 is statistically enough computers.

 

>

 

>

 

For what? Did you read the test criteria?

 

No? Figures! Best you just STFU and go away. You're not needed nor

 

wanted in here.

Report: 1 out of 22 million scanned computers infected with trojans...

 

On 7/8/2010 8:33 AM, Alias wrote:

 

> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>

 

>

 

> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>

 

Read the article...it's actually 1 out of every 22.

 

 

 

"Over a million and a half are infected with crimeware/banker trojans."

 

 

 

Trojans are the real problem...not some stupid cookie listed as

 

"malware" by one anti-virus company (Panda).

On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>

 

>

 

> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>

 

 

 

You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

On 7/8/2010 8:33 AM, Alias wrote:

 

> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>

 

>

 

> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>

 

Read'em and weep, loser:

 

 

 

"Does all this mean that Linux users are as subject to malware as

 

Windows users? No there's clearly far more malware targeting Windows

 

than Linux. But it does mean that Linux users who believe they can't be

 

infected by malware are simply wrong."

 

 

 

From the article:

 

 

 

http://blogs.computerworld.com/16316/think_linux_is_free_from_malware_think_again_its_been_hacked

On 07/09/2010 02:00 AM, Boscoe wrote:

 

> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>

 

>

 

> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

Gosh, one trojan only available through IRC whereas Windows has millions

 

of malware written for it and has a far larger percentage of infected

 

computers than Linux does. Wrap your mind around that and STFU.

 

 

 

--

 

Alias

Boscoe wrote in

 

news:GEtZn.6586$mv6.1300@newsfe25.ams2:

 

 

> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-

 

>> scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>

 

>

 

> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

> om_malware_think_again_its_been_hacked>

 

>

 

 

 

Old news. And completely misrepresentative of what transpired.

 

 

 

Instead of repeating what was commented, I'll just post this

 

reply from the comment sections.....

 

 

 

-----------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

"For several hours, I've been trying to find something nice to

 

say about this article. It is so full of factual errors and

 

deceptions that it is hard to understand how it ever made it

 

to publication.

 

 

 

Start with the title. Both premises are wrong. Nobody thinks

 

Linux is "free from malware" and it has NOT been "hacked." A

 

lot of us put a lot of energy into maintaining pristine

 

repositories, specifically because we are aware that malware

 

is ever-present. Linux includes many defenses against

 

unauthorized intrusions in recognition of the ever-present

 

danger. These defenses were NOT subverted in this case. Linux

 

was NOT "hacked."

 

 

 

This was an example of a tiny, unknown application group

 

irresponsibly failing to maintain its database. Infection

 

could only occur if the end user trusted UnrealIRDd and

 

deliberately installed the infected program. That is an

 

example of "social engineering" of the vector of malware

 

distribution - it is not a susceptibility of the OS. Just this

 

year, the Olympus Stylus Tough 6010 digital camera shipped

 

with Windows autorun malware on the memory card. Autorun

 

malware installs without any authorization from the user

 

whatsoever. That is a true breach of operating system

 

security. Does that mean that all shrink-wrapped, commercial

 

software for Windows cannot be trusted?

 

 

 

The author claimed a hacker would have "absolute control" over

 

a computer which became infected with this trojan. Wrong

 

again, of course, but kudos to the author for acknowledging

 

that error, at least.

 

 

 

The author cites Ed Bott in claiming that a similarly-infected

 

Windows file would have been caught by an anti-virus program.

 

Wrong again. As a zero day trojan, no anti-virus program on

 

Earth could have caught this - regardless of how much the end

 

user was paying to keep up the viral definitions.

 

 

 

About the only true statement in this article is the claim

 

that it is remarkable that no one at UnrealIRCd caught this

 

mistake in seven months. That, at least, is correct."

 

 

 

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On 7/8/2010 8:00 PM, Boscoe wrote:

 

> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>

 

>

 

> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

Why bother with this? All that's going to happen is Linuxtrolls will

 

have some type of excuse, and they won't believe their lying eyes.

HOW IS YOUR VAGINA DOING FRANK?

Report: 1 out of 22 million scanned computers infected with trojans...

 

how is your vagina doing frank?

On 7/8/2010 6:16 PM, Alias wrote:

 

> On 07/09/2010 02:00 AM, Boscoe wrote:

 

>> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>

 

>> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>

 

> Gosh, one trojan only available through IRC whereas Windows has millions

 

> of malware written for it and has a far larger percentage of infected

 

> computers than Linux does. Wrap your mind around that and STFU.

 

>

 

I'm not the one who has been making the obviously stupid statement about

 

linux not being venerable to infections...that stupid cock sucking piece

 

of useless lying shit would be you...the fucking asshole creep of the

 

universe!...LOL!

 

Oops!

 

Now you STFU!

On 07/08/10 11:33, Alias wrote:

 

> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>

 

>

 

> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

 

 

Noticeably less than Ubunto boxes, which are 100% infected.

Report: 48% of 22 million scanned computers infected with malware

Big Steel Shoe Kicker wrote in

 

news:UZ-dnSdTYLsiG6vRnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@earthlink.com:

 

 

> On 7/8/2010 8:00 PM, Boscoe wrote:

 

>> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million

 

>>> -scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>

 

>> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

>> > rom_malware_think_again_its_been_hacked>

 

>>

 

>

 

> Why bother with this? All that's going to happen is

 

> Linuxtrolls will have some type of excuse, and they won't

 

> believe their lying eyes.

 

 

 

Right.......so using social engineering and tricking a Windows

 

user into installing a trojan by presenting them with what

 

appears to be a valid program is deemed a user security issue,

 

not a Windows problem......

 

 

 

.......yet *EXACTLY* the same situation under Linux and it's an

 

OS deficiency ? (Rhetorical.)

 

 

 

Don't even bother replying, because there's virtually no

 

chance that you'll have anything to say that's has any hint of

 

intelligence or logic about the subject at hand.

On 09/07/2010 2:16 AM, Alias wrote:

 

> On 07/09/2010 02:00 AM, Boscoe wrote:

 

>> On 08/07/2010 4:33 PM, Alias wrote:

 

>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/report-48-of-22-million-scanned-computers-infected-with-malware/5365

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>>

 

>>> Gosh, that's almost 1 out of every 2 Windows computers.

 

>>>

 

>>

 

>> You are a little troll... get your knackers around this...

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>

 

>

 

> Gosh, one trojan only available through IRC whereas Windows has millions

 

> of malware written for it and has a far larger percentage of infected

 

> computers than Linux does. Wrap your mind around that and STFU.

 

>

 

 

 

Yer, but the Windows servers were unaffected. Presumably, the trojan

 

was written for Linux and very puzzling in itself, since Linux has such

 

a small user base.