Comments on: Worm hole found in Windows 2000

The unpatched flaw in a core component of the OS has no work-around and could be used to create a worm, a security firm warns.

IIS clone.

Looks like they are pulling an IIS, where security vulnerabilities are now considered intellectual property.

[Earl Benser]

This isn't exactly news...

... for any OS. If someone searches long enough, every OS will be
found to have similar flaws. The flaws aren't the problem, it's what
the OS source does about the flaws. But. maybe this time, there is
no fix ??????

[ajbright]

There are several workarounds for this

1/Don't use Windows 2000 - sounds obvious and I don't necessarily mean switch to a non-Microsoft OS. WinXP is essentially the same OS with uptodate security fixes and a few extra features, Linux is free and you could switch to Apple, although this is an extremely expensive option.
2/Use commercial firewall and antivirus software, keeping both uptodate and switching off as many ports as possible while still having access to the net for browsing and email.
3/Don't connect to the internet - although recent studies have shown that some people actually get withdrawal symptoms from lack of net access, and obviously you are seriously curtailing the usefulness of your computer, it is an option for those that like to live in a closed world of nothingness and depressive-like darkness. Angst ridden teenagers are an example of a subset of this neurotic group of losers, right wing Christian republican extremists another, polically correct do-gooder liberals a third. The world would be better off without any of these people inflicting their drivel in the form of blogs or forums on the rest of us more perfectly minded and correctly attituded beings.

[Mendz]

Looks funny...

But works... :D

[fred dunn]

Wow...Now I can traverse the space-time continuum!

So then Windows 2000 is like a time-space transferance system. Damn, and I upgraded to Windows XP.

Fred

[jmaximus9]

Windows will never be secure

Is there such a thing as a secure windows os? I am behind 2 NAT's and Sygate, never use IE, encrypt my hard drives file system and I still wonder? Windows should come with a warning: This software will enable hackers to gain control of your PC if connected to the Internet.

mr gates is he smart or not

he should be spending more money on fixing the os he all ready dreated pie in the face again should think so maybe every one should change operating system becouse windows has too many holes in it maybe linux is the go

gates fix it or lose money then again you might be in court from one of your customers