Top 10 Absolute Worst Windows Applications in 2007
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Think Windows Vista is bad? Well, the fact of the matter is that is largely a subjective perspective that is little open to dispute. However, when it comes down to what users can integrate with the operating system, the situation is a tad more severe.
Security company Bit9 compiled a list with the top 10 absolute worst Windows application in 2007 from a security point of view, focusing on items full of Critical security vulnerabilities.
Security has always been a top issue with the Windows operating system, be it on the client or the server side. But while Microsoft has been hammering away at the platform, and with stages in product evolution such as Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista (via the Secure Development Lifecycle), the threat environment is finding alternative paths, independent of Microsoft. In this context, third party applications developed outside the Microsoft sphere of influence are the new avenues of attack for a shifting threat environment.
In the recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report covering January – June 2007, the company illustrated an increasing trend for operating systems to be targeted less and less. Insecure third-party applications give attackers and ample window into the operating system, bypassing the native security boundaries, features and mitigations introduced by Microsoft.
"These popular applications are frequently downloaded to corporate desktops by users and can present unnecessary security risk to IT and business operations", said Brian Gladstein, Director of Product Marketing and author of the research brief. "The good news is that there are several steps that IT departments can take to shield themselves and fix these vulnerabilities in the application layer."
According to Bit9 here are the most vulnerable applications running on Windows today:
1. Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.239 and earlier
2. Apple QuickTime 7.2
3. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
4. Microsoft Windows Live (MSN) Messenger 7.0, 8.0
5. EMC VMware Player (and other products) 2.0, 1.0.4
6. Apple iTunes 7.3.2
7. Intuit QuickBooks 9 and earlier
8. Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_X
9. Yahoo! Widgets 4.0.5 and previous
10. Ask.com Toolbar 4.0.2.53 and previous
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Comments(29)
replace firefox with ie 7!!!!!!
ya!!! i surprised to see firefox there. put ie there
what else?
firefox is the best thing about windows because its not microsoft and works well and yes,
ie7= a big bucket of shit.
check version of firefox - the one presented ( 2.0.0.6 ) is full of security holes.
that's why you should always update your browser. firefox is up 2.0.0.9 (last
count)still better the ie7.
alot of these applications are slightly out of date. live messenger is now at 8.5 yahoo
messenger at 9 beta firefox 2.0.0.9 itunes is at 7.4 something along with quicktime
those are applications which are generally used by millions user for everyday tasks, but
my eyes jumped out because mozilla in the list. let's take an example, honda sold 1
million cars while toyota only 100 thousand cars, no wonder you'll see more honda in the
garage than toyota, but it doesn't mean that honda are the worst car. same fact as
mozilla and ie, millions people are using mozilla while only 100 people using ie, no
wonder hacker/cracker targeted mozilla for exploiting script than using ie because in
mozilla the hacker can targeting into more users. and when user get hacked, they just
easily said that mozilla is the worst ? come on guys, there are people working and
updating mozilla and even better you get it without costing you a penny and still you give
it a title as the worst one ?....oh give me a break !!!
i am surprised to see firefox in the list too, the list sould be : 1 - windows , 2 - ie7,
and the rest ....
this oftware list's out dated. most of the security holes were quickly patched by the
developers. most software have been revised and released in several revisions already ie..
itune 7.5.0.20, quicktime 7.3
this the work of the microsoft pr machine to
trash, pointing finger and blame other software developers instead of making the vista &
microsoft products work better and more secure.
1) vista 32 & 64 bits
2) internet explore 7
3) window media 11
so
slow,so buggies with more security holes than the swiss cheese holes. the problems are
still here and not being correctly fixed yet.
fire! steve b.
bring bill g.
back to run microsoft.
noob real user
go and lick your buggy sh!t leopard
they're all rock!
ms-dos 3.30
who talked about leopard here, we all see who is the licker... and this site is mostly
about windows, why would a apple lickers come on this site? we just want to tell the
truths...
after trying real hard to find some reason to like vista, i've finally come to realize
that os x blows microshit os away. my new mac will be delivered tomorrow. and my pc's
are all now running ubuntu. screw microshit and fu xfx
whenever windows news come out the whine get a mac get a (fkn)mac
oh yea i
will get a big mac duh !
spamer nooobs apple fans go to your cave and nest
!
firefox is on the list because its opened source and its easier to hack. they had sooo
many updates to firefox this year. y? because of all the valurnibilities it has. dont
believe me? check the security bulletins.
firefox aint all that great!
bill's ballsack seemed so soft and so inviting, i just couldn't resist. afterwards, we
wacked off together and made a movie of it. i use that mov as dreamscene background! it
gets me so hot i wack off every time i fire up vista now. xoxoxo xfx
and yet when a vulnerability is discovered in firefox it is addressed immediately if not
sooner.
firefox has a multitude of customization options for appearance and function.
not hacking for firefox, it just has a better look and feel.
hilarious--most entertaining post on the board
bill's large sack dangled over my eyes as he tea bagged me.
you clowns know about are the stinkholes you sink your little weenies into every night.
firefox is a buggy, security hole ridden mess. if you want a safe browser, use opera. even
an ie shell with toned down security settings like maxthon, avant, sleipnir, etc is safer
than firefaux.
oh man! that tea bagging comment literally got me rotflol!!! i thought i was gonna pass
out! :)
this thread is full with apple fanbabies and noobs. :p
all these aren't compatible with anything! no games, no hacking shut the fukc up you
apple noobs. and something else. firefox is in the list???? ie7 + windows firewall = hack
scripts, remote controlling, ads, ads, ads, ads, slow browsing (doesn't support
pipelining but even without that, it is sh!t again), no extensions
hey xfx, i'd like you to tea bag me too! maybe you, billy g., and i could get together
for a threesome, eh??
xoxoxoxo
hacker?pc
...and if i calculate the average iq of the comments here, i guess that the computer
world according to microsoft doesn't deserve anything better?
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By revx on 06.11.2007 - 03:11