[ale] OT: Downadup/conficker worm makes MSM

[Charles Shapiro]

This morning's NYT has a story (
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/technology/internet/23worm.html ) about
Downadup/Conficker, a windows worm which has been all the news on slashdot
and similar sites.  It's a pretty good summary, although it doesn't mention
the amusing side-plot that Microsoft's advice on protecting yourself from
this plague is flawd (
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/21/2317222 ).

Naturally, we're immune to this kind of goatf*ck.  But it might be worth
writing a note to your  winders-using friends and relatives.

-- CHS
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