Why is a 14-month-old patched Microsoft vulnerability still being exploited?

Why is a 14-month-old patched Microsoft vulnerability still being exploited?

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...icrosoft-vulnerability-still-being-exploited/

 

Couldn't tell you. I keep all of the machines I am responsible for very up date.

 

There are lots and lots of pirated Windows machines. Maybe lots and lots of people fear that an update will kill those versions, and they don't know which ones and therefore will disable Windows update altogether. That simple, not science involved.

 

Why is an almost 6-year-old patched Microsoft vulnerability still being exploited??!!

Exploit in the wild for MS06-014 – a five year old vulnerability
Thursday, January 20, 2011
http://research.zscaler.com/2011/01/exploit-in-wild-for-ms06-014-five-year.html

An Overview of Exploit Packs (Update 15) January 28, 2012
http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2010/06/overview-of-exploit-packs-update.html

Black Hole Exploits Kit
http://malwareint.blogspot.com/2011/08/black-hole-exploits-kit-110-inside.html

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rich

 

Low budget for IT results in low security, it is as simple as that. For the managers buying PCs is the only expense necessary. Our IT guy is responsibile for the whole county, he is lucky, if he manages to keep them fixed. We have 1 person, who is responsibile for a software for the whole state. Cheap server with no backup crashes time to time, last time for a few houres so people in the whole state could not post packages, letters or pay bills. Post offices had to be closed for technical difficulties. Shall I continue?