Microsoft researching a new first-line worm defense
Posted by junkam on 19 October 2004 - 14:41 · 13 comments & 689 views
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#1 Posted by chorpeac on 19 Oct 2004 - 15:02
- interesting, I will have to keep my eye on this to see where it goes.
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#2 Posted by cork1958 on 19 Oct 2004 - 15:15
- What's going to guard against the shield being exploited and how long will it take to patch/update that? Sounds like a circle jerk to me!
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#2.1 Posted by Varsity on 19 Oct 2004 - 15:37
- It's a lot easier to keep one app, Shield, up to date than all the ones it protects.
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#3 Posted by slapnuts_ox on 19 Oct 2004 - 16:23
- i got an idea.....how about MS just write the OS to be secure in the first place rather than patch this and patch that.
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#3.1 Posted by Varsity on 19 Oct 2004 - 16:35
- Because it is 'insecure' through it's popularity and large target size.
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#3.2 Posted by noyb on 19 Oct 2004 - 16:41
- I won't deny thats a very large part of it but from what i have read up on its not the only factor by a long shot.
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#3.3 Posted by slapnuts_ox on 19 Oct 2004 - 16:45
- that is only partially true. MS has had to maintain application compatibility with a lot of broken and unsecurly designed things they made which has made windows remain unsecure. Do i even need to bring up activex? basically MS needs to just break full windows compatibility and release a new OS with a new set of secure protocols rather than try and patch a broken system. Apple did this with OS X and included OS 9s ability to run for legacy app support till everything was moved over and Microsoft really needs to do the same with longhorn.
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#3.4 Posted by amdme3200 on 19 Oct 2004 - 19:31
- And why cant ppl like you keep your stupid mouth shut?
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#3.5 Posted by markjensen on 19 Oct 2004 - 19:35
- Actually, it isn't the market share that makes it a problem.
Is the the multitude of security-ignorant users who do things like:
* Run with Administrator priveleges
* Neglect to keep updated daily (or monthly, or however often updates come out now)
* Open attachments they should not
Security is not tied to market share.
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#4 Posted by cjrciadt on 19 Oct 2004 - 16:48
- Worm alert raise shields! All i need are some phasers to lock on with.
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#4.1 Posted by rogerroger on 19 Oct 2004 - 17:10
- LOL. Phasers to kill! The Klingons are coming, the Klingons are coming!
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#5 Posted by Rudy on 19 Oct 2004 - 17:12
- im sure worm writers will find a way around it
Software patching has not been an effective first-line defense preventing large-scale worm attacks, even when patches had long been available for their corresponding vulnerabilities.
Shield uses a shielding process that precedes the patching process. This will cover the critical time window between the vulnerability disclosure and patch application, when more than 90% of the attacks take place today.
Thanks to daveS of the forums for this submission!