I think the problem is just that people have come to accept the fact that there are exploits like that on Windows, and it no longer surprises everyone. That and the fact that when you take over a Windows box, it's still just a Windows box. Taking over a Linux/Unix machine gives you something that's a bit more useful.
On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 13:34, Brad Bendily wrote: > I've noticed this plenty of times before, but I had to > point it out this time. Just so we all know that we're not > totally bias against MS software. I was running an update > on my 2k box today. I have 4 updates, 3 of them have this > quote as the first line of the description of the update: > > "A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to > compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it." > > You would think that their marketing people would step in and > find a cutsie way to word it so that it isn't so blatantly ugly, > but that's the quote. > > The 4th item says this: > > "A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to > compromise a computer running Internet Explorer and gain control over it" > > It's one thing to hack the passwords on a box and "gain control of it" > but every security update that is released shouldn't be like this. > How many linux security problems let the attacker "gain control over" your > box? I'm sure there are some, but no where near the same number of them. > > It's not that we're all crazy zealots, they just make crappy software. > Why isn't it so easy for everyone else to see? > > > BB > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
