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New Microsoft IIS / Outlook Worm

Sigh. Some script-kiddie decided one exploit per Outlook/IIS worm was not enough, so they've bundled 12 or so exploits into one worm. Lovely. Don't you guys have anything better to do?

Hey Microsoft – why do you insist on designing products that are this vulnerable? And tell your spokesdrones that we all think they're full of s**t when they spin this as the latest "Internet worm" or "email virus". No one is fooled any longer. This is a "Microsoft internet" worm, and a "Microsoft email" virus. But then, you've always acted in your own self interest, even when (or especially when) everyone else gets the shaft in the process.

My name is Steve Ivy and I write about technology, the open web, social software, and general nerdity on monkinetic.com. You should follow me on Twitter or subscribe to this blog if you like what you're reading. I spend my days hacking Movable Type, python, Django, and various other efforts at Wallrazer. This is my personal site.