Comments on: Another IE bug hits Microsoft

New, unpatched security flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a vulnerable Windows computer.

[advs89]

What??

This is news???

[xtuser]

same old, same old

basically this is what i see everyday on news.com

[OneWithTech]

Think for a minute......

.....stop thinking so you can read this now.

My house is protected by ADT but I know there's a way to get
into my house from the outside. A security HOLE if you will! I
know It's there because my friend in security broke into my
house using that hole; totally bypassing the security all together.
Come to think of it that bonehead stole my Favorite Jay-Z /
Linkin Park Album.

Now I must make a decision because my buddy told the whole
state about my "HOLE" in the security at my house.

HMMMM. Mabey I'll wait till next Tuesday to fix it!

IDIOTS!

~Justin

[Anonymous1234567890]

You didn't think

The difference between your silly analogy and Microsoft, is that they didn't tell everyone where the hole is. So your analogy is silly.

[GEBERWEIN]

I'm thinking- - -

Smell the smoke? That's me thinking. The concept presented is a bit far fetched. If Microsoft would change their choice of word from investigating (which conotates they are getting evidence that the problem exists) to checking for a solution (which states it better) the idea of waiting for something to occur is easier to understand. I remember a few short months ago when MS 'rushed' a patch that screwed up half the computers in the world. They then had to issue a fix. Better to wait a day than create some half-assed quickie to placiate the folks that always demand it be done NOW!

[rcrusoe]

In other news, the sky is blue

and the stripped down, nothing left in it that was promised for
Longhorn, version of Vista is delayed yet again. And these stories
make headlines.

MS may not be able to deliver a product on time, or secure their
operating system, but their marketing and public relations
departments are second to none.

[booboo1243]

This story is on Auto-Repeat weekly setting

Has a week gone by since 1995 where some new Microsoft security issue is not reported on? I can't think of one.

I'm willing to bet a week's pay that CNet has a MS security hole story template, they just fill in a few blanks for names and dates and then post it on-line.

[Seaspray0]

Seems like it, doesn't it?

I think they have more than one template. One for reporting the hole, one for when it gets exploited, one for when microsoft will make the patch available... I prefer they post them than not; knowing about it is more important than being kept in the dark.

It reminds me of a game of treasure hunt... "here's an operating system. Your job? Find the exploits?"