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Microsoft scrambles to fix worst Windows issue 'in recent memory'
There’s a hole in Windows big enough that Microsoft did an emergency fix this week. Called the “worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory” and "crazy bad" by the Google security expert that discovered it, the malware requires no interaction from a user. Often malware requires a PC user to, for example, click on a bad link or do something that -- unbeknownst to the user -- downloads rogue code. The fact that Microsoft took action immediately to fix it – a so- called “emergency out-of-band update” – means it’s very serious. “Unlike past incidents, where Microsoft has allowed exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to fester in the wild without being bothered to deliver a patch for months, this time around, the company moved lightning fast to address the issue,” according to a report at Bleeping Computer. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...rosoft-issues- emergency-out-of-band-update-to-fix-crazy-bad-vulnerability/ http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/05/...-scrambles-to- fix-worst-windows-issue-in-recent-memory.html |
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Microsoft scrambles to fix worst Windows issue 'in recent memory'
In article .at "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote: There’s a hole in Windows big enough that Microsoft did an emergency fix this week. Called the “worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory” Aren't they all "worst in recent memory" when it comes to Windows? We can thank Bill Gates for screwing with the kernel and integrating Internet Exploder into the OS. Dumbest thing he ever did. |
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Microsoft scrambles to fix worst Windows issue 'in recent memory'
On Fri, 12 May 2017 06:53:57 +0200 (CEST), "Anonymous Remailer
(austria)" wrote: In article .at "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote: There’s a hole in Windows big enough that Microsoft did an emergency fix this week. Called the “worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory” Aren't they all "worst in recent memory" when it comes to Windows? We can thank Bill Gates for screwing with the kernel and integrating Internet Exploder into the OS. Dumbest thing he ever did. I think you have to look at it from M$ view. The more integrated Explorer is, the more chance users will use it, so the more revenue it will generate for M$ from ads. It's really all about money, not creating the best product for users. |
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Microsoft scrambles to fix worst Windows issue 'in recent memory'
Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
On Fri, 12 May 2017 06:53:57 +0200 (CEST), "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote: In article .at "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" wrote: There’s a hole in Windows big enough that Microsoft did an emergency fix this week. Called the “worst Windows remote code exec in recent memory” Aren't they all "worst in recent memory" when it comes to Windows? We can thank Bill Gates for screwing with the kernel and integrating Internet Exploder into the OS. Dumbest thing he ever did. I think you have to look at it from M$ view. The more integrated Explorer is, the more chance users will use it, so the more revenue it will generate for M$ from ads. It's really all about money, not creating the best product for users. Maybe the reference is to this ? It's Windows Defender scanning incoming info. A patch to Windows Defender is needed for it to avoid this potential exploit. Just a specially crafted email deposited in your email account, is enough to do it. https://arstechnica.com/information-...vulnerability/ Paul |
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Microsoft scrambles to fix worst Windows issue 'in recent memory'
On Fri, 12 May 2017 09:43:43 -0400, Paul wrote:
| Maybe the reference is to this ? It's Windows Defender scanning | incoming info. A patch to Windows Defender is needed for it | to avoid this potential exploit. Just a specially crafted | email deposited in your email account, is enough to do it. | | https://arstechnica.com/information-...vulnerability/ I'm guessing those of us who use antivirus other than Windows Defender weren't affected. Larc |
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