iframe worm on windows boxes

RawAlex · 2003-09-03, 02:39 PM

While there are a number of security issues ongoing at microsoft (I checked their security pages), the Iframe thing had it's last patch issued in June, from what I can tell. If an update has been run any time since then, the patch should be installed.

The problem with most server instalations is that these boxes are never used from the console, and nobody runs the updates.

Using IIS / microsoft web server is just not a very good idea, it isn't robust enough, it has security issues (such as you are mentioning) and maintaining the servers is work. Most importantly, valuable system resources are wasted maintaining a desktop that nobody uses. You need windows for a webserver like you need a microwave over to drive a car.

IMHO, of course.

Alex

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2003-09-03, 02:39 PM	#6
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	While there are a number of security issues ongoing at microsoft (I checked their security pages), the Iframe thing had it's last patch issued in June, from what I can tell. If an update has been run any time since then, the patch should be installed. The problem with most server instalations is that these boxes are never used from the console, and nobody runs the updates. Using IIS / microsoft web server is just not a very good idea, it isn't robust enough, it has security issues (such as you are mentioning) and maintaining the servers is work. Most importantly, valuable system resources are wasted maintaining a desktop that nobody uses. You need windows for a webserver like you need a microwave over to drive a car. IMHO, of course. Alex