Subject: Re: How Microsoft fuels Internet terrorism
From: Greg Madden (pabi@gci.net)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 09:09:35 AKDT
On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 08:21, Stanley Long wrote:
>
> How Microsoft fuels Internet terrorism
> Russ McGuire -- Business Reform Magazine
> August 25, 2003 (WorldNetDaily)
>
> You see, the MSBlaster virus was built using one of many new "features"
> built into the latest versions of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft has
> computer manufacturers ship home PCs with the Remote Procedure Call
> feature activated. Chances are 99% of consumers will never use any
> application that needs this feature. But the terrorist who brought down
> businesses, government agencies, and who knows how many home PCs found a
> way to use it.
>
> <http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34231>
>
> Bottom line, thanks to the powerful tools (or should I say weapons) that
> Microsoft has built into their products, criminals now dominate the
> Internet. Common citizens don't feel safe anymore. ...
GNU/Linux has 'powerful tools' also, so it is not just the availability
of the tool. Turning services off by default would help.
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