Got Excel? If so, WORRY

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list

Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that hackers
are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition, "critical" means
that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any action by the user.

Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.

Alias

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On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:19:30 +0100, Alias <>
wrote:

>http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
>
>Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that hackers
>are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition, "critical" means
>that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any action by the user.
>
>Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.

Do you have any other links for the Excel problem? The article you've
linked to above doesn't say the Excel bug is "critical".

GEJ

"Alias" <> wrote in message
news:goqtbj$gb0$...
>
> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.

Correct.

Gareth Erskine-Jones wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:19:30 +0100, Alias <>
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
>>
>> Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that hackers
>> are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition, "critical" means
>> that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any action by the user.
>>
>> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.
>
> Do you have any other links for the Excel problem? The article you've
> linked to above doesn't say the Excel bug is "critical".
>
> GEJ

I guess you missed this part:

March 5, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. today said it will
deliver three security updates on Tuesday, one of them ranked as
"critical," but will not fix an Excel flaw that attackers are now
exploiting.

It's not critical, however:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/968272.mspx

Alias

Mr Kite wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:goqtbj$gb0$...
>>
>> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.
>
> Correct.
>

I guess you like attackers to get a hold of your computer and add it to
the hundred of thousands in bot nets.

Alias

Alias wrote:
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
>
>
> Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that hackers
> are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition, "critical" means
> that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any action by the user.
>
> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.
>

Why you're no better than those in Linux.Advocacy that twist things to
fit their needs, mis-represent things and lie.

The articles indicates nothing along the lines that you have posted in
the above statements. It's a real nice cut-paste what you want, lie and
twist it.

Jack the Ripper wrote:

>
> Why you're no better than those in Linux.Advocacy that twist things to
> fit their needs, mis-represent things and lie.

Presumably you are talking about the trolls? (on BOTH sides....)


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Jack the Ripper wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
>>
>>
>> Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that
>> hackers are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition,
>> "critical" means that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any action
>> by the user.
>>
>> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.
>>
>
> Why you're no better than those in Linux.Advocacy that twist things to
> fit their needs, mis-represent things and lie.
>
> The articles indicates nothing along the lines that you have posted in
> the above statements. It's a real nice cut-paste what you want, lie and
> twist it.

I quoted the article, numb brain. Want malware, use Windows. Don't want
malware, use Linux or a Mac. Very simple, not twisted and maybe even you
can understand if you rid yourself of your bias and prejudice.

Alias

Alias wrote:
> Jack the Ripper wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>> http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list
>>>
>>>
>>> Microsoft will not be patching a critical exploit in Excel that
>>> hackers are exploiting right now. By Microsoft's definition,
>>> "critical" means that unpatched PCs can be hijacked without any
>>> action by the user.
>>>
>>> Yeah, MS Office is sooooooooo much better than Open Office.
>>>
>>
>> Why you're no better than those in Linux.Advocacy that twist things to
>> fit their needs, mis-represent things and lie.
>>
>> The articles indicates nothing along the lines that you have posted in
>> the above statements. It's a real nice cut-paste what you want, lie
>> and twist it.
>
> I quoted the article, numb brain. Want malware, use Windows. Don't want
> malware, use Linux or a Mac. Very simple, not twisted and maybe even you
> can understand if you rid yourself of your bias and prejudice.
>

That article DID NOT say what you have posted, plain and simple. It said
nothing about the exploit for Excel was critical. In addition to this,
the other part about un-patched PC(s) you posted was in no way related
or in context with the non-critical Excel exploit.

The critical update and un-pacthed PC(s) was in reference to various
versions of the O/S and not applying those critical updates for the O/S(s).

You twisted it just like they do in Advocacy on a routine basis, with
anything having to do with MS.

You snipped, cut and pasted certain parts of the article to make it seem
more than what the article was stating.

Anyone that actually reads that article knows that you BS twisted it
with your cut, snip, and paste job of statements you posted. And you
have done just what the lying maniacs do in Linux Advocacy.

It's BS from you Alias, BS.

Yea, and if there were enough Linux or Mac applications out there then
the attacks would go after them. Linux and Mac are protected mostly by
numbers. There are not enough of them to attract the attention of the bad
guys. Also since there are so few of them, the number of reported problems
are low.

"Alias" <> wrote in message
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....
>
> I quoted the article, numb brain. Want malware, use Windows. Don't want
> malware, use Linux or a Mac. Very simple, not twisted and maybe even you
> can understand if you rid yourself of your bias and prejudice.
>
> Alias


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