http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=50 How to get off, where to get off, and why you should stay off Microsoft, with news and tips on alternatives Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=50#comment-50686 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:36:59 +0000 http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=50#comment-50686 [...] Meanwhile, 95% of computers — all Windows PCs — are subjected to so much malware that it’s commonplace and hardly newsworthy at all. These days the top three threats are exploits that turn Windows PCs into networks of spam-mailing zombie PCs, phishing scams that dupe you into giving up passwords, and Trojan horses that actually steal from your accounts when you log into your bank’s online service. Worms, viruses, and other forms of malware continually pop up to attack Windows PCs even immediately after a Microsoft security update. Two examples of “proof of concept” code that exploit a flaw in Windows Media Player popped up only days after Microsoft released a patch. The vulnerability in Windows Media Player can compromise a system through malicious images embedded in the player. [...] […] Meanwhile, 95% of computers — all Windows PCs — are subjected to so much malware that it’s commonplace and hardly newsworthy at all. These days the top three threats are exploits that turn Windows PCs into networks of spam-mailing zombie PCs, phishing scams that dupe you into giving up passwords, and Trojan horses that actually steal from your accounts when you log into your bank’s online service. Worms, viruses, and other forms of malware continually pop up to attack Windows PCs even immediately after a Microsoft security update. Two examples of “proof of concept” code that exploit a flaw in Windows Media Player popped up only days after Microsoft released a patch. The vulnerability in Windows Media Player can compromise a system through malicious images embedded in the player. […]

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