Re: Microsoft Makes Concessions to Security Software Makers

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/14/06, Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com> wrote:
> Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:
> > Date sent:            Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:43:21 +0100 (BST)
> > From:                 Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>
> >
> >> Oh, you think it will be *after* the release of Vista?
> >
> > Yeah, I know.  But so far it has tended to be after the release.  I suspect that has
> > more to do with laziness on the part of the blackhats than anything else ...
>
> The blackhats don't give them a chance to fix it when there is still
> time to...


I would like to see a an exploit for this pre-release, which would
help answer an interesting question: If a working exploit was found in
the wild, would MS delay the ship date or just release a patch as soon
as they coded it.

Actually, I guess since they didnt include a fix for the blue pill,
that kinda answers my question (although I guess that MS still has a
few months)

-JP
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