The 2009 Pwnie Nominee For Lamest Vendor Response

Microsoft

DLL-Load Hijacking

This nomination is part of a multi-year legacy. Last year, the “Safari Carpet Bomb” or “Blended Threat” received a Pwnie nomination for Best Client-Side Bug, and since it took Microsoft until April of this year to finally patch it the issue Aviv found in December 2006, they get this nomination for Lamest Vendor Response.