DRM hole
So, another day, another hole in MS product. Whatever happened to secure code, my friends?
Key take-away for me here is that Microsoft denies that an anti-piracy "feature" in its Windows Media Player that allows a Trojan horse to run on a user's PC is a vulnerability.
What part of "running code on our desktops" and "Trojan horse" makes this NOT a security vulnerability? Just because Microsoft ostensibly "designed" this feature into their hackneyed and jerry-rigged DRM system doesn't mean that it is a good thing! Their advice is to make everyone install Windows XP SP2 -- which shuts down any firewall I may already have! My god, these people really are smoking crack!
Of course, those useful corporate spokes-drones at "Microsoft didn't say whether Windows XP SP2 fully protected users from unwanted downloads." Um, so they admit that their solution may not work?
Key take-away for me here is that Microsoft denies that an anti-piracy "feature" in its Windows Media Player that allows a Trojan horse to run on a user's PC is a vulnerability.
What part of "running code on our desktops" and "Trojan horse" makes this NOT a security vulnerability? Just because Microsoft ostensibly "designed" this feature into their hackneyed and jerry-rigged DRM system doesn't mean that it is a good thing! Their advice is to make everyone install Windows XP SP2 -- which shuts down any firewall I may already have! My god, these people really are smoking crack!
Of course, those useful corporate spokes-drones at "Microsoft didn't say whether Windows XP SP2 fully protected users from unwanted downloads." Um, so they admit that their solution may not work?
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