Kraellin
02-11-2004, 20:41
this is a reprint of the post i just made in the tavern. to the moderators here. please leave this up for a few weeks. folks need to know about this and not everyone visits the tavern.
Quote[/b] ]i was watching tech tv last night. a new vulnerability has been found in windows xp. this one is bad in fact, it's being called the worst one yet. this is one that is similar to the blaster hole in that all you have to do is be online and you're vulnerable. it's not just an email attachment thing. this one is a live virus/worm vulnerability.
you can expect to actually start seeing attacks as early as 2 to 3 weeks from now...sooner, if someone found out about this than the guys that did.
there is already a microsoft critical update to handle this, so, it's time to update windows again, folks.
for those wondering about whether firewalls will block this, i have no data. i didnt hear the full report. however, you can go to www.thescreensavers.com and find the text version of the show notes and that answer shld be there.
get patched now and avoid the rush....and corruptions to come
K.
thx.
K.
Quote[/b] ]i was watching tech tv last night. a new vulnerability has been found in windows xp. this one is bad in fact, it's being called the worst one yet. this is one that is similar to the blaster hole in that all you have to do is be online and you're vulnerable. it's not just an email attachment thing. this one is a live virus/worm vulnerability.
you can expect to actually start seeing attacks as early as 2 to 3 weeks from now...sooner, if someone found out about this than the guys that did.
there is already a microsoft critical update to handle this, so, it's time to update windows again, folks.
for those wondering about whether firewalls will block this, i have no data. i didnt hear the full report. however, you can go to www.thescreensavers.com and find the text version of the show notes and that answer shld be there.
get patched now and avoid the rush....and corruptions to come
K.
thx.
K.