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Reephdweller
09-10-2003, 08:13 PM
Here we (pc users) go again, more problems. I just got the very latest Windows Upd@te and Norton Antivirus Upd@tes....

By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON - Moments before a top Microsoft executive told Congress about efforts to improve security, the company warned on Wednesday of new flaws that leave its flagship Windows software vulnerable to Internet attacks similar to the Blaster virus that infected hundreds of millions of computers last month.

Microsoft urged customers to immediately apply a free repairing patch from its Web site, www.microsoft.com

The company cautioned that hackers could seize control over a victim's computer by attacking these flaws, which affect Windows technology that allows computers to communicate with others across a network.

"We definitely want people to apply this one," said Jeff Jones, Microsoft's senior director for trustworthy computing. Outside researchers and Microsoft's own internal reviews discovered the new flaws after the Blaster infection, he said.

Outside experts said some flaws were nearly identical to problems exploited by the Blaster worm, which spread last month with devastating damage. Computer users who applied an earlier patch in July to protect themselves still must install the new patch from Microsoft.

"They're as close as you can be without being the same," said Marc Maiffret, an executive at eEye Digital Security Inc. of Aliso Viejo, Calif., one of three research groups credited with discovering some of the new problems. "It's definitely a big oversight on Microsoft's part that they missed these."

Maiffret speculated that because of the similarities, hackers could launch attacks against unprotected systems as early as day's end. "It's going to be trivial," he said. "This is an instant replay of a few weeks ago."

A vice president at Network Associates Inc., Robin Matlock, agreed that corporations, government agencies and home users will race the clock before the next attack. "Without a doubt, this is a nasty vulnerability. It could easily be exploited," she said. "Administrators are under more pressure here to move quickly."

The disclosure by Microsoft came just moments before its senior security strategist, Phil Reitinger, told lawmakers on the House Government Reform technology subcommittee about the company's efforts to help consumers defend themselves against viruses and other Internet attacks.

"Microsoft is committed to continuing to strengthen our software to make it less vulnerable to attack," said Reitinger, a former deputy chief in the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s cybercrime division. Still, he acknowledged, "There is no such thing as completely secure software."

Reitinger told lawmakers about the new flaws and said that Microsoft is considering changing Windows to install software repairs automatically; currently, computer users are notified when Upd@tes are available and reminded to manually click to install them.

Microsoft said Windows users who follow the company's new security guidelines it published on its Web site at www.microsoft.com/protect should be safe until they install the latest patch. The company plans a Webcast on Friday to discuss the latest threat.

The July announcement from Microsoft about the earlier software flaw in the same Windows technology was deemed so serious it led to separate warnings from the FBI (news - web sites) and Homeland Security Department. About three weeks later, unidentified hackers unleashed the earliest version of the Blaster infection.

"The damage done was real," said Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., adding that the attacks disrupted computers at the Federal Reserve (news - web sites) in Atlanta, Maryland's motor vehicle agency and the Minnesota transportation department.

Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., said the attacks in August nearly crippled the House of Representatives' e-mail system and "likely inhibited our nation's ability to adequately respond to the vast power outage" this summer.

Also during Wednesday's hearing, a deputy a

JustJon
09-10-2003, 08:17 PM
The only time they ever admit to it is after they've released a fix for the problem.

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FUNKMAN
09-10-2003, 08:20 PM
i just read a similar article on cnn.com... i'm glad i'm still running 98se at home. it works fine however there have been some funky things going on. recently something has been changing the homepage setting on my IE to "passthison.com" and giving me some porn popups. you feel violated when things start fucking with your computer.

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09-10-2003, 08:36 PM
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FollowThisLogic
09-10-2003, 09:33 PM
Well that's fun. Let's see, last time they admitted a major flaw, it was about a month before it was exploited by a major virus. Think they can beat that this time?

Make sure your anti-virus software checks for Upd@tes often. I've got the one at my office checking every three hours, which I think I'm going to bump up to every hour... even though I know my firewall will protect me from such exploits, as the ports are blocked.

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monsterone
09-10-2003, 09:47 PM
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shamus mcfitzy
09-10-2003, 09:55 PM
that man molested me.....

monsterone
09-10-2003, 10:03 PM
did he have a babies arm holding an "apple?"


i have nerds out there everywhere taking a knee right about now.

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Reephdweller
09-11-2003, 02:13 AM
Well that's fun. Let's see, last time they admitted a major flaw, it was about a month before it was exploited by a major virus. Think they can beat that this time?

Make sure your anti-virus software checks for Upd@tes often. I've got the one at my office checking every three hours, which I think I'm going to bump up to every hour... even though I know my firewall will protect me from such exploits, as the ports are blocked.


I wish I had that kind've control at work. I can control my computer there and get all the Upd@tes to protect myself. But no one else will do that, so within the month I'll be dealing with an office full of pc's with viruses and all kinds of issues again. But, I guess that justifies me being there so who am I to complain.

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sr71blackbird
09-11-2003, 03:53 AM
I just did the Windows Upd@te and am doing the Norton Upd@te/scan now. Its amazing, but I hardly know anyone who does them. My niece never does anything to her computer and its always crashing and must be severly infected, and she gets her dad to buy her a new one and shes transferreing all her files over to it. Seems most cant be bothered with any kind of maintenence.


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09-11-2003, 04:39 AM
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Duke
09-15-2003, 12:41 PM
yay for once its good i have windows 98

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TheKnicks23
09-15-2003, 01:19 PM
If you constantly Upd@te your anit-virus software, download the Upd@tes and patches there's really nothing to worry about.

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