Thread: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Old 20-06-2008, 20:47   #9707
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]
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Originally Posted by SelfProtection View Post
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.
Oh, please, they all say that. If you have a firewall up and running and you're not using an admin account, then a remote attacker can't control your system. Microsoft still assumes users are thick and clueless; such attitudes annoy me. Some of the security updates have been known to break Windows installations. One user on Windows Annoyances hasn't updated his XP setup in five years, and his PC has never been remotely controlled, so there you go!

I'd like to see anyone try it with my laptop; according to ShieldsUP! it's effectively invisible on the Internet and scored a perfect rating - probably because I use a router. So come on, would-be crackers: bring it!
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