Standardized LART Form
Standardized LART Form for poor computer security articles. Released under the GPL v2 for everyone to use. Please modify as needed. See http://www.gnu.org/
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======= Indices
Troll-O-Meter: (6 out of 10) [X] 6. False prophet
Flame Meter / Threat Level: (1 out of 10) [X] 1. Firecracker
BS Meter: (4 out of 10) [X] 4. "We are not in the business of scaring people"
======= Conditions of exploitation
Your article assumes the victim:
[X] Uses Microsoft Windows [X] ...with Administrator access [X] ...and turns off User Account Control (Vista) [X] Uses MacOS X [X] ...and gladly provides his admin password to everything that asks for it
The problem described was addressed:
[X] More than a month ago by a simple workaround [X] ...more than five years ago [X] By turning off whatever useless feature has this problem
Reproducing and/or exploiting the problem requires:
[X] Clicking a malicious web link [X] ...while logged on as an Administrator
======= Umbrella salesmen predicting bad weather
Your article cites:
[X] A computer security firm [X] ...more than one firm
The quoted person / firm / organization:
[X] Claims they had known about and/or had fixed the problem [X] ...more than a month ago
======= Celebrities
Your article cites:
[X] An executive representing the exploited product
The celebrity is relevant to this article because:
[X] He or she attracts attention to the problem
======= Punishments
For crafting this article, you deserve:
[X] To be interviewed by... [X] ...John Leyden [X] ...Steve Gibson
Before writing another security article, you must:
[X] Ask one or more real security experts first [X] ...that don't work for computer security firms (Yes, they do exist.) [X] Ask a critic of whoever you're going to quote [X] Try reproducing the problem yourself [X] ...while logged on with a Limited (XP) or Standard (Vista) account [X] ...while leaving User Account Control (Vista) turned ON