A computer worm temporarily halted production at 13 of DaimlerChrysler AG’s U.S. plants this week, according to The Associated Press. DaimlerChrysler said the damage was “minimal” and it expects to make up the lost production. AP reports, “General Motors Corp. also had some minor disruptions because of the worm but didn’t stop production, spokesman Dan Jankowski said yesterday.”
AP reports, “The worm was released by hackers and affected Windows 2000 operating systems. It slowed Internet connections and blocked e-mails across the country. The worm forced Chrysler to stop work on Tuesday at several U.S. plants, company spokesman David Elshoff said.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Minimal? Halting production at 13 plants? They expect “to make up the lost production?” How will they do that for free? Microsoft apologists. So how much is this latest barrage of Windows worms really costing companies and the economy?
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Gartner: Worms jack up the total cost of Microsoft Windows – May 07, 2004
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MSBlaster Windows worm cost: hundreds of millions of dollars – August 13, 2003
Defending Windows over Mac a sign of mental illness – December 21, 2003
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How to avoid viruses and malware? Dump your Windows PC and get an Apple Macintosh – August 22, 2005
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Quickly spreading Microsoft Windows worm affects CNN, ABC, NY Times; Apple Macintosh unaffected – August 16, 2005
‘Zotob’ worm rapidly infects Microsoft Windows; Macintosh unaffected – August 15, 2005
SecurityFocus: ‘Your Windows computer is not to be trusted; buy a Mac and slip under the radar’ – July 06, 2005
wa hahahahahaha!!! Get a Mac!
Whew, thats good. Gotta have my Hemi and my H2 and H3 so I can fill up on $3 a gallon gas and provide a Terriorist in Saudia Arabia some funs to blow himself up in Iraq, or England.
Seriously. When will the government notice that Windows can hurt the economy. Something needs to be done.
That’s a GOOD THING.
That’s a GOOD THING.
That’s a GOOD THING.
Wasn’t this supposed to be a smaller worm?
It’s hitting all the big guys.
MDN MW: fear-I do feel sorry for the poor Windows users and their constant -fear- of viruses.
People you don’t understand…
In the “real IT world” we have the tools and the training to deal with situations like this.
The Apple OS does not supply or offer 3rd party vendor software to use to help protect or repair damaged systems. Why would we want to change to a non-proven OS without any of the tools needed to protect the workstations or servers.
At least on a Windows system we can fix them if something would go wrong on an Apple system… I guess you would have to send it back to Apple.
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Stupid Windows users and their viruses…halting production and stuff.
Bahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
Sput welcome back I missed your good jokes! lol
hey sputnik,
that’s job security for u…huh…
I use a MAC and a computer worm brought my production to a halt too! Contrary to popular opinion, these don’t just affect Windows users. Mac users are vulnerable too.
I reckon I lost several minutes of productivity reading this story, having a laugh, and writing this response. 😀 😀
sputnik, you do like to parade your ignorance, don’t you?
Apple provides training — If you need your hand held, like most WIndows “administrators” do.
All the tools required to protect Macs exist. It requires much less work than protecting WIndows (compare the US government guidelines for protecting Widows and Macs). Windows “administrators” really like doing unnecessary work. *nix administrators like improving things for users.
The tools needed to repair Macs exist. I have yet had to send one to Apple. I hear the “gotta send it back to Apple” a lot from Windows fan boys. But Windows fan boys say so many things that turn out to be false that the bosses are starting to wonder if they can trust them.
But you did say you were guessing. Like other Windows “admins”, you probably run your systems by guessing.
Can’t be. It is so EASY to protect themselves on Windows. Every Windows user here says us that: “Never had a problem. It is all BS”.
This is again a made-up FUD of Mac Zealots.
IHHOHUOUHUHOHOHHAHHAHAHAHUHHHAUHAH
What a bunch of idiots to feed Gates accounts
This attack targeting Windows 2000 mostly, Microsoft suffering from ridicule upgrade figures from W2k customer and a less than expected adoption of XP among corporate customers…
Microsoft having no ethics, essentially justifying every mean to milk its customer cows (Longhorn was the perfect image of MS base)….
uhmm, I think some virus writer must have gotten a check recently by Mr Fence.
gMan
read sputnik and think irony
Incidentally???? We have been told that since years. You HAVE to move to XP, you cannot stay on OSes we are not supporting anymore, you cannot survive without us *protecting* from all the evil that could happen.
Now, the upgrade to XP is only cost you so much. The feeling or having our family protection? Priceless.
Uhmm, Billy. It looks like you have the number to join us. Mind to move to Corleone? Have big plans for you Billy boy.
What a bunch of schlemiels !
Microsoft is not the answer.
It is the question and answer is NO!
MOOoo!
Longhorn ..eer.. Vista BBQ at my place!
OneGuy:
Actually, if Microsoft is the answer, I’m not certain I want to know what the question is.
Hmmm…
I would expect there to be more attacks as the release date for Vista gets closer. Microsoft will then tell all these big corporations that to protect themselves from these malicious attacks, they’ll need to upgrade and fast. It would be interesting to see if this worm could be tracked back to its source in Redmond.
Even after all the virii and worms business still prefers PC over Mac. That is damning of the Mac platform. So if the Mac is as good you so say tell me why businesses are not buying them in droves?
You are kidding yourselves if you think the mac would not be attacked to the same extent the PC is if their roles were reversed.
They’ll make up lost production? Reminds me of the Seinfeld bit about airplanes that are delayed but “make the time up in the air” of course they can only do this by flying faster, which begs the question – why don’t they fly (build) faster normally? Alternatively they’ll be working overtime which will cost them.
In a sane world any company would be going ballistic, a big company would be seriously reviewing the thing that caused the problem.
“‘That is damning of the Mac platform. So if the Mac is as good you so say tell me why businesses are not buying them in droves?”
Not damning of the Mac platform, it’s an indicator of human nature. people don’t like change. People get comfy and stay with what they think is ‘safe’ regardless of the consequences.