microsoft scrambles to patch hole in windows
again.
Microsoft scrambles to find major Windows flaw
By David Sheets
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/30/2005
Engineers at Microsoft Corp. are trying to find a major flaw in Windows operating systems that threatens users who simply visit certain Web sites.
Most Windows flaws require users to interact with a site, such as when they click on a Web link or open e-mail file attachments. This latest flaw lets attackers insert malicious code into Windows through Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and Outlook e-mail program without user interaction.
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The flaw appears in all versions of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT, Microsoft said Thursday in a statement.
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The SANS Internet Storm Center, which monitors threat activity online, says it already has found numerous Web sites that have been developed to take advantage of the Windows flaw.
Microsoft scrambles to find major Windows flaw
By David Sheets
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/30/2005
Engineers at Microsoft Corp. are trying to find a major flaw in Windows operating systems that threatens users who simply visit certain Web sites.
Most Windows flaws require users to interact with a site, such as when they click on a Web link or open e-mail file attachments. This latest flaw lets attackers insert malicious code into Windows through Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and Outlook e-mail program without user interaction.
...
The flaw appears in all versions of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT, Microsoft said Thursday in a statement.
...
The SANS Internet Storm Center, which monitors threat activity online, says it already has found numerous Web sites that have been developed to take advantage of the Windows flaw.
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