[LinuxRocks]

How about this one...over a year ago, Microsoft, one of the richest companies on the planet, said - this was Gates talking now - Security is TOP PRIORITY. Fast forward to mid July 2003. This bug exploited by Blaster....was it found my Microsoft? NO!!! It was discovered by a programmer in Europe who kindly reported the bug to Microsoft. How about that? For all the programmers they have working there....what do you think of their "security initiative" ?????????????

[Myrddin]

This bug exploited by Blaster....was it found my Microsoft? NO!!!

It was found by Microsoft. They issued a security patch two weeks before the virus struck. I keep all my MS machines up to date with current patches. Ditto for my Symantec antivirus. Methinks the problem is that you were asleep at the switch. You're paying the price and making MS out to be incompetent. I think the wrong party is being flogged here.