Wed, 20 Aug 2003

Remember SP6

More Microsoft news: after the commotion this week of worms and virii they've decided that the best solution would be for them to sutomatically update users computers, even without the users knowledge or consent. I don't think so ... you see, I remember:

"Anyone that remembers Service Pack 6 (a collection of security patches for system NT 4.0) will never let MS perform automatic updates on a system. SP6 was released and it promptly blew away thousands of servers, and there was not any recovery method other than a reinstall. Which is why Service Pack 6 now is SP6A."

Geeks Grapple With Virus Invasion. Security experts are finding plenty of targets to blame for an onslaught of worms and viruses over the last two weeks. Among the targets: ego-ridden hackers, bad Microsoft code and clueless users. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

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