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Remember BLASTER? Think now it's SAFE? Think again! [message #16485]

Sun, 12 October 2003 10:30

lenny

On fire!

Location: Far Away
Registered: March 2002
Messages: 1755

A new hack based on the so-called RPC (Remote Process Call) Vulnerability has surfaced, one that breaches FULLY PATCHED systems including - but not neccessarily limited to:

* Win XP Professional
* Win XP Home
* Win 2000 Workstation

(Windows 95, 98 and Millennium do not support RPC, and are thusly immune.)

PLEASE make sure you:

* Enable the built-in FIREWALL in Win XP or have a better, stand-alone solution.
* Run a FRESHLY UPDATED VIRUS KILLER!!!

Currently there is no patch to stop this exploit!!!

Good to know when Microsoft fixes a security hole, it stays fixed, huh? ::-)

-L

"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV

		Remember BLASTER? Think now it's SAFE? Think again! By: lenny on Sun, 12 October 2003 10:30
		Oh no, I jinxed it! By: lenny on Sun, 12 October 2003 19:21
		THIS is why rejection is painful... By: lenny on Sun, 12 October 2003 23:02
		Re: Remember BLASTER? Think now it's SAFE? Think again! By: Guest on Mon, 13 October 2003 09:48

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