By Priya Ganapati
A poll finds more than one-third of businesses blame the software giant for the worm that crashed computer networks
With frustrations mounting as the Zotob worm continues to crash computer networks, a poll Thursday found more than one-third of businesses blame Microsoft for the outbreak, and not the creators of the worm that exploits a vulnerability in the software giant’s Windows operating system.
In a web poll of more than 1000 users, 35 percent of the respondents held Microsoft responsible for the mess as Windows had a software flaw that allowed the worm to sneak in, Sophos, the IT security firm that conducted the survey, said.
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