Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost

Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost
Allison Linn, The Associated Press 2004-08-05

Almost since the day Microsoft Corp. released its Windows XP computer operating system nearly three years ago, it has been a favorite target of hackers and critics eager to stress its numerous security shortcomings.

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2004-08-06
Anonymous

> "If we weren't viewing this as such a key

> priority, then we wouldn't be giving it

> away as a free thing," Gates said in an

> interview with The Associated Press.

Now the truth comes out in a Freudian-slip-sounding admission. Doesn't it sound like he's thinking inside "too bad I have ...

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2004-08-06
Anonymous

Funny that they could even consider selling a fix to their software. Good thing the negative press associated with charging to fix their crappy software outweighs the profits....

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2004-08-06
Inovation at hand (1 replies)

>>>>Gates conceded that he's heard complaints that parts of the free update, such as its firewall, duplicate features others sell separately. Those companies now "need to move up to another level of innovation," he said.

Now that Microsoft has 'inovated' by using some other companies ideas to gi...

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New functionality 2004-08-08
Anonymous

Unfortunately, yesterday's new features should become today's standard features. It would be truly irritating to still have to download a utility to open ZIP files or to VIEW an image.

Here are a few examples of things that used to be non-standard (from a Windows perspective):

File compression ...

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Bill....too late mate... 2004-08-06
zak (3 replies)

I've been plagued and harrassed so much by spyware,scumware,malware,browser hijackers,trojans,keystroke loggers,spam....my machine has become a nightmare.I relentlessly get rid of it using all the software against these things that I can find...and there back the next day.

I have the best antivirus...

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Bill....too late mate... 2004-08-07
Anonymous (2 replies)

Antivirus and firewall tools do not usually remove spyware, and the ones that do are very limited. A Spyware removal tool (or two) is needed.

Spyware comes from many places, and is not installed unless the user gives it permission to be installed. Either through downloaded programs, ads, popups, ...

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Actually, no it doesn't 2004-08-08
Anonymous

Spyware doesnt require permission at all to be installed on one's workstation. There is a difference between adware and spyware.

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Not ALWAYS with permission... 2004-08-09
Anonymous

Actually, for a while there was a bug in IE that was being used to automatically install spyware, without the user's consent.

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Bill....too late mate... 2004-08-09
professional target (1 replies)

you are obviously the same guy that goes around innocuously sticking his genetalia in any man, woman, or beast... thinking no harm will come of it.... catch any STDs lately... impregnant your neighbor's cat, how about the transvestite you really thought looked like brittney spear's...

the foundat...

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Bill....too late mate... 2004-08-10
Anonymous

No, let him go, it's just better that way...

Then he can blame MAC for doing the same thing, and then eventually linux. Cause when the pop-up says "your MAC is infected - Click here to get free money" he'll be in the same boat again, complaining Mac sucks....

The "few" windows users out there ...

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Bill....too late mate... 2004-08-10
Anonymous

the only thing this shows is you will open anything. Having the best firewall / antivirus doesnt do anything if you dont have it set up correctly or click on every email you get. ...

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Microsoft Motivation 2004-08-09
Anonymous

Whether you question Microsofts motivation in releasing SP2 or not we should be applauding the release. Ultimately the offering will mean better security for everyone who installs it. I, like everyone else, wish that they had incorporated it in release 1 of XP but they didn't and they, quite rightly...

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This makes me nervous... 2004-08-09
Anonymous (1 replies)

"Gates said he expects Service Pack 2 will lead to fewer of the incremental security fixes Microsoft now regularly releases."

Does this mean that they'll be ignoring future security holes, on the grounds that SP2's firewall will protect users?

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This makes me nervous... 2004-08-10
Just some guy

I think it means that with the firewall in place, it will prevent SOME of the past problems from re-occuring. Basically shielding the holes by placing a wall in front of the fabric....

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2004-08-10
Anonymous

That's good that WinXP has received an upgrade in its security...But what about Win2k and Win2k3 ???

I'm not saying to make it like XP with annoying reminders and treating the user as a newbie, but features like NX-support.

Shouldn't they be added to other versions of Windows as well? In thei...

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2004-08-11
Anonymous

hi people,

I m network admin, and what I know is:

-you could get the best security softwares.

But

-Users are still the same.

Like the guy who open everything he found on his mailbox,

or the others who go to xxx websites and got hacked,

there's a lot a fishing, and in a lot of case...

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Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost 2007-05-23
Anonymous

Windows is bloatware, it will never be secure, your a fool to run windows. I'd suggest Ubuntu linux, everything windows could ever offer plus security....

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