RE: microsoft updates

["Worrell, Brian" <BWorrell () isdh IN gov>]

That's not exactly what I meant, but I guess I can agree that any
unpatched (Pirated or not) version of Windows are potential botnet
hosts.  

What I was saying is that if more people knew you could pirate a copy
and still get patches, rather than spend $200, do you not think they
would?

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ali, Saqib [mailto:docbook.xml () gmail com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:27 AM
To: Worrell, Brian
Cc: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: microsoft updates

> But that aside, if M$ let people update pirated copies, would that not

> let more people think they can pirate it, rather than buy it? Which 
> would make a larger bot network by your theory?

This statement assumes that "ALL" Windows machines are potential botnet
hosts......

saqib
http://www.quantumcrypto.de/dante/