Security Alert from MS regarding.. erm... images?!

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How the f*ck does MS design an operating system that can be hijacked with an animated cursor?



You already said it -> MS design


Apparently they can't do/design security apps either, this was on the sidebar news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6418965.stm


Microsoft fails second virus test

The OneCare software has failed two independent tests

Microsoft's Live OneCare security software has failed tests which check how well it spots and stops malicious programs designed to attack Windows. OneCare was the only failure among 17 anti-virus programs tested by the AV Comparatives organisation. Microsoft's software only spotted 82.4% of the 500,000 viruses that the independent group subjected it to. The test is the second in less than a month that Microsoft's anti-virus software has failed.

Minimum standard

Live OneCare is Microsoft's flagship security program --

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In early February, security magazine Virus Bulletin revealed that OneCare failed to spot all the viruses it tested the software against.