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screw3d
26-06-2004, 04:31 AM
News report (http://news.com.com/Corporate+Web+servers+infecting+visitors%27+PCs/2100-7349_3-5247187.html?tag=nefd.top)

Another news report (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6746-2004Jun25.html)

What should you know/do (http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/download_ject.mspx)

Another security hole in IIS and Internet Explorer found.. time to patch up your machines if you have not already done so. Linux fanbois should just shut up;)

This is yet another reason I suggest that you use Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/) :)

From the second news report (told you so ;)):

CERT recommends that Explorer users consider other browsers that are not affected by the attack, such as Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape and Opera. Mac, Linux and other non-Windows operating systems are immune from this attack. For people who continue to use the Internet Explorer, CERT and Microsoft recommend setting the browser's security settings to "high," but that can impair some browsing functions.

screw3d
27-06-2004, 07:42 PM
I'm appalled at the attention given to this issue :(

kelvinlym
27-06-2004, 08:08 PM
Whadaya mean you're appalled?

I went out and patched my comp straight away after reading this.

But I've got all the latest patches already so it won't affect me.

Thanks, dude.

By the way, for you guys who are on dialup or your village's network shared by your whole village, check this site out.

http://www.autopatcher.com

You download the software and it contains all the patches updated periodically. For those who have dialups, get some chumps on DSL to download the software, burn it on a CD and send it to you. You can patch your comp that way. No need to go to Micro$oft. Or you can order the CD straight from the site. (the software is free but the shipping and CD costs money)

Why patch?

Here's why, cause you're freaking running Windows!

http://www.autopatcher.com/whypatch.html

screw3d
27-06-2004, 11:58 PM
Yeah.. if you are running Windows, at least keep it patched and run anti-spyware software.. I can't count how many PCs I've "exorcised" of the scourge!

Bump for update!