So it’s another months and for the second time in a row, a new worm threads all that use Windows computers. Well, actually only those who haven’t yet installed the security updates issued in December.
As soon as the news spread the usual Apple and Linux fanatics joined into the “Unsafe Windows” bandwagon. And in reality this has nothing to do with Windows as an operating system. it’s the lack of knowledge at the user base that enables the programmers of worms and viruses to exploit known security issues this easy.
Linux and Apple systems also need constant updates to fix security issues, but while the average Linux user is more educated and security conscious than the average Windows user. Apple systems still have not reached the mass market in great enough numbers to be of higher interest of Botnet owners and worm/virus programmers.
Early Wednesday, Helsinki, Finland-based security firm F-Secure Corp. estimated that 3.5 million PCs have been compromised by the "Downadup" worm, an increase of more than 1.1 million since Tuesday.
"[And] we still consider this to be a conservative estimate," said Sean Sullivan, a researcher at F-Secure, in an entry to the company’s Security Lab blog.
(http://www.computerworld.com)
If your PC is one of these 3.5 million:
HAHA!
Sorry, but if you don’t install security updates this is what WILL happen sooner or later. The outbreak in December was a “later” and this was a “sooner” exploit of known risks.
So, stop whining already and start patching your systems!