On 2/23/21 10:32 AM, Michal Suchánek wrote:
Good thing the MS platform never has security problems. Oh wait -- they do, but don't seem to have the same security problem(s) Linux has. Are you implying Linux can't handle security problems as easily as MS can? Perhaps Linux should copy MS's methodology for that -- i.e. providing multiple versions.
That multiplies the work for them, and at some point they decide to stop supporting soe of the old libraries and they stay forever broken yet your abandonware software will keep using it forever.
Well, it's also not like Windows hasn't been an attractive target for botnet creators for years [1]. So, I'm pretty confident that if you analyzed your average Joe Windows system, you would certainly find a number of unresolved CVEs in many of the installed shared libraries and applications. On Windows, there is simply no authoritative source for shared libraries that makes sure these are always kept up-to-date and hence on a secure level. Another very popular gateway for intruders has always been the Flash Player on Windows and it's been used even by authorities to gain access to the computers of a target person. Adrian
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet#Historical_list_of_botnets