Eye on Microsoft: Neglectful Support, Security Problems
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2009-09-27 09:56:07 UTC
- Modified: 2009-09-27 09:56:07 UTC
Summary: Bits of news of no particular importance (other than comparative)
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Microsoft's support tweaks leave some email admins out in the cold
He added that because upgrading the server OS underneath an existing Exchange server wasn’t supported, MS has made the painful decision to ditch Exchange 2007 SP2 support and focus instead on the existing Exchange 2007 deployment on Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers.
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All of which might leave Microsoft open to criticism it is probably all too familiar with. IT departments might complain that such a decision was simply an attempt by Redmond to swiftly shunt Server 2008 R2 customers over to Exchange 2010.
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Trojan hides in Windows recovery
According to a report by Microsoft virus specialist Chun Feng at the Virus Bulletin malware conference in Geneva, criminals spying out users' online gaming login data in Chinese internet cafes and subsequently selling this information are said to have caused 1.2 billion US dollars in damage. The criminals use the Dogrobot trojan, which hides in the system and can even survive a Windows system recovery.
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Lose/Lose Offers Invasive Interactivity
A new, freeware game, based loosely on Space Invaders, serves up quirky game play that can result in files being deleted off a player’s computer permanently.
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