Comments on: Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs.

[Scott W]

so...

they get to work on a patch to stop DoS attacks but leave security holes open to worms and other viruses... amazing priorities MS...

[OneWithTech]

Why would you leave people at risk Microsoft...

...knowing that you have a securtiy problem with your operating
system?

Why would you feel it necessary to put millions of PC users at
risk of a DoS attack, in lieu of just patching the problem like you
have been in the past 3 and a half years.

At this point in time you [Microsoft] are knowingly and willingly
putting consumers at risk of damaging important data across
the board, including but not limited to consumers and
corporations alike.

Your laid back approach to security patches that deal with
worms and virus' are convienent to your opperation at the cost
of consumers'. This is a practice that seems evident at Microsoft
over the course of the companies existance.

In retrospect, why would you [Microsoft] think that your next
operating system would show any improvement or gain over the
prevailing OS, XP?

The technologies that you represent in future OS's is that of
"yesterday's news", and have been used by the likes of Apple and
the Mozilla Foundation in previous years.

The be all, end all question is?
It's almost four years Microsoft, over 300 security holes and
counting; how can you improve that in your upcomming
Operating System?

-Justin

[PCCRomeo]

And we're being told this because...?

Due to the major security flaws in Windows, I have come to always expect the worse. I'm not the least bit supprised when a new flaw arises from Windows.

[Scott W]

the fun bit is

the fun bit is that MS do NOT patch security holes UNTIL they are exploited. this is what give OSS the advantage. when someone sees a flaw then a patch is developed and released hopefully before someone can exploit it. MS just say "it hasn't been exploited so we don't need to take action". quite a pathetic attitude. thank god i rely on linux. at least THEY care about the users of their OS.

Is this news?

seriously dudes...

Exploit? Why?

So a user can crash your PC from across the globe... No need. It crashes from normal usage, why bother to crash it manually?
Thank God for my linux desktop with an uptime of 6 months. Cnet should go out and find some real news like: windows not crashing for an instance (and I don't mean the Microsoft funded 'independent' surveys).

Buy a Mac.

Just get Mac OS X - Tiger. Why punish yourself further.