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Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow
From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:52:48 -0400
On 7/12/06, Flavio Visentin <THe_ZiPMaN () zipman it> wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Castigliola, Angelo wrote: > There are no known remote exploits for the > Windows 98 operating system. This doesn't mean that W98 is secure. On Secunia's site the latest (corrected) vulnerability is dated 20060613, less than 1 month ago, and tomorrow someone could find a new one that won't be corrected. > I Could not tell you how many exploits are > out there for Internet Explorer or Outlook\Express that will allow > someone to compromise Windows 98 but I guess very few. You don't need 2000 vulnerability. It's enough only one exploit to create a 70 millions PC zombi net.
OK enough is enough 70 million is a made up number, lets stop using it. and for the record, win9x doesnt have the option for security. no ACL's, file system doesnt support them, doesnt that make the idea of securing it moot? -JP<the confused> _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
Current thread:
- RE: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Castigliola, Angelo (Jul 11)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow clarkron (Jul 11)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Flavio Visentin (Jul 12)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Dude VanWinkle (Jul 12)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Eliah Kagan (Jul 16)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Dude VanWinkle (Jul 16)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Chris Umphress (Jul 16)
- Re: 70 million computers are using Windows 98rightnow Dude VanWinkle (Jul 12)