This sucks and is really putting me off investing in bitcoin.
What is the point if some hacker can just come in under my nose and steal everything?
There is no security in bitcoin, it's ridiculous.
There is security in bitcoin, but it has to be YOU! Don't count on security by default...
I've been thinking and I've come to the conclusion that Satoshi and the dev team should have never released a bitcoin client for windows!!!
Then right now we'd all be a bunch of Linux geeks enjoying our geeky little currency and nobody would've had the opportunity to steal from us. Later on maybe once the security of the default client is vastly improved, then and only then release a windows version. Just my 2 cents.
Where is the security? One unencrypted desktop file compromised and, hey presto, your money is gone. This doesn't happen with internet banking.
Even a web client that you install to your own hosting would have been WAY better than a dumb desktop client.