Vista Beta hacked

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-07-2006, 03:47 PM

Black Hat security conference in Vegas

Just found this interesting though hardly surprising. It's, fortunately, still beta and hopefully there will be careful consideration of how this hack occurred by Microsoft.

o_zaskar · 08-07-2006, 03:53 PM

That was pretty cool, thanks

o_yomamashouse · 08-07-2006, 03:55 PM

Reminds me of a line from Futurama

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

I'm Acting Astonished!

o_frenchtoast · 08-07-2006, 03:59 PM

Indeed.

o_mooga · 08-07-2006, 05:31 PM

M$: LOOK! Vista is the safest OS EVER!!!!!! w000000000000 h0000000000000!!!!
*Hacker clicks button*
*Vista BSODs*
M$: Hey, at least we have your money!!!!! w000000000000 h0000000000000!!!!
Hacker: But you gave me a free Beta.
M$: Damn.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-07-2006, 05:33 PM

As big and complex as Vista is I do not believe it will be securable at launch and I really wonder if it will be like XP is 5 years after launch...

o_ghost · 08-07-2006, 05:51 PM

It's good that things like this are being caught in beta.

o_zsilver_fox · 08-07-2006, 05:53 PM

Who else saw the title of this thread and thought "Not surprising."?

o_shadow · 08-07-2006, 09:41 PM

Macs are the future of the world. Windows will slowly decline into nothingness, and everyone will switch to Macs. Gates will then become a hobo.

o_alligator · 08-07-2006, 09:44 PM

I'm going to go right ahead and ignore the last post.

Circuitous · 08-07-2006, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow

Macs are the future of the world. Windows will slowly decline into nothingness, and everyone will switch to Macs. Gates will then become a hobo.

What the hell are you smoking/huffing/drinking/injecting/licking/dropping/popping/snorting that makes you think this is even remotely accurate or plausible?

o_backstaber · 08-07-2006, 10:02 PM

Not to mention somewhat off-topic. :P

o_yomamashouse · 08-08-2006, 03:54 AM

Why must people use the M$ thingy.... please for the love of all that is not cliche, dont use it.

o_cmart · 08-08-2006, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow

Macs are the future of the world.

lol

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-08-2006, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YoMamasHouse

Why must people use the M$ thingy.... please for the love of all that is not cliche, dont use it.

I believe that's not the first time you've said as much.

(sorry...been dying to use this...)

o_etzell · 08-08-2006, 06:00 PM

Ahahaha, nice one, Innoc.

I, also, hate the use of "M$".

o_rifle · 08-08-2006, 06:33 PM

Thier has already been news of XP having better security then vista.

o_mooga · 08-10-2006, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow

Macs are the future of the world. Windows will slowly decline into nothingness, and everyone will switch to Macs. Gates will then become a hobo.

I think you are getting Linux and Macs confused...

o_sidd42 · 08-10-2006, 03:48 PM

Linux will take over the world, just as soon as all the major games are supported.
Which isn't that far away. I can already play tfc and css on linux. So long as I will be able to play fortress forever too, then I won't have any need for windows at all.

o_ghost · 08-10-2006, 03:53 PM

As long as there are 1239420 different distros of linux and there's a good amount of things that need to be done on the command line you won't see it gain much in market share. The majority of PC buyers are still people that aren't all that computer literate and either get a PC from Dell or go to Best Buy.

08-07-2006, 03:47 PM	#1
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Vista Beta hacked Black Hat security conference in Vegas Just found this interesting though hardly surprising. It's, fortunately, still beta and hopefully there will be careful consideration of how this hack occurred by Microsoft.

08-07-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
o_zaskar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	That was pretty cool, thanks

08-07-2006, 03:59 PM	#4
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Indeed.

08-07-2006, 05:31 PM	#5
o_mooga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Small Box Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	M$: LOOK! Vista is the safest OS EVER!!!!!! w000000000000 h0000000000000!!!! Hacker clicks button Vista BSODs M$: Hey, at least we have your money!!!!! w000000000000 h0000000000000!!!! Hacker: But you gave me a free Beta. M$: Damn.

08-07-2006, 05:33 PM	#6
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	As big and complex as Vista is I do not believe it will be securable at launch and I really wonder if it will be like XP is 5 years after launch...

08-07-2006, 05:51 PM	#7
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's good that things like this are being caught in beta.

08-07-2006, 05:53 PM	#8
o_zsilver_fox Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Who else saw the title of this thread and thought "Not surprising."?

08-07-2006, 09:41 PM	#9
o_shadow Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: A glass case of emotion Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Macs are the future of the world. Windows will slowly decline into nothingness, and everyone will switch to Macs. Gates will then become a hobo.

08-07-2006, 09:44 PM	#10
o_alligator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm going to go right ahead and ignore the last post.

08-07-2006, 10:02 PM	#12
o_backstaber Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Not to mention somewhat off-topic. :P

08-08-2006, 03:54 AM	#13
o_yomamashouse Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Mamas House Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Why must people use the M$ thingy.... please for the love of all that is not cliche, dont use it.

08-08-2006, 06:00 PM	#16
o_etzell Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ahahaha, nice one, Innoc. I, also, hate the use of "M$".

08-08-2006, 06:33 PM	#17
o_rifle Join Date: May 2006 Location: could you give me directions Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Thier has already been news of XP having better security then vista.

08-10-2006, 03:48 PM	#19
o_sidd42 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Linux will take over the world, just as soon as all the major games are supported. Which isn't that far away. I can already play tfc and css on linux. So long as I will be able to play fortress forever too, then I won't have any need for windows at all.

08-10-2006, 03:53 PM	#20
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	As long as there are 1239420 different distros of linux and there's a good amount of things that need to be done on the command line you won't see it gain much in market share. The majority of PC buyers are still people that aren't all that computer literate and either get a PC from Dell or go to Best Buy.

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