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Vupen selling Windows 8 zero-day bug to highest bidder

article published on 4 November, 2012

French security firm has announced they are selling a Windows 8 zero-day exploit to the highest bidder. Vupen writes: "Our first 0day for Win8+IE10 with HiASLR/AntiROP/DEP & Prot Mode sandbox bypass (Flash not needed)." The firm specializes in finding vulnerabilities in software, most notably from companies like Microsoft, Apple and Adobe. However, Vupen is no saint. The company ... [ read the full article ]

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megadunderhead
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_ 		5. November 2012 @ 12:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha rolmao ha ha ha ha i knew windows 8 wasn't cleared of bugs
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bobiroc
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_ 		5. November 2012 @ 18:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by megadunderhead:
 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha rolmao ha ha ha ha i knew windows 8 wasn't cleared of bugs
Please find an operating system or piece of software that is. There isn't one.
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ronatola
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_ 		8. November 2012 @ 10:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wonder how much it would cost MS to purchase?
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LeeC22
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_ 		8. November 2012 @ 18:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by megadunderhead:
 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha rolmao ha ha ha ha i knew windows 8 wasn't cleared of bugs
Neither is iOS... hence the latest update from Apple, that fixes numerous bugs, that installing the bug riddled iOS 6 gave you.

I'm sure the OS that you're capable of writing, won't have bugs though... probably won't be any code to have bugs in.
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pmshah
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_ 		9. November 2012 @ 19:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why not ? Someone has to pay for their time and effort. Antivirus software companies do get paid why not VUPEN?
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