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Thread ID: 64940 2006-01-02 11:59:00 A SERIOUS new Windows Vulnerability! Vince (406) Press F1
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417748 2006-01-02 11:59:00 Windows Metafile vulnerability

57 exploites already active in the wild. All Windows versions at risk of malicious images taking control.

Read about it and download an immediate workaround safety measure here,_

grc.com
Vince (406)
417749 2006-01-02 17:44:00 Hasn't this already been addressed by Windows Update KB896424 which was included in Auto Updates - mine was actioned 11 November 2005.

Update Site (www.microsoft.com)
TeejayR (4271)
417750 2006-01-02 19:42:00 Hasn't this already been addressed by Windows Update KB896424 which was included in Auto Updates - mine was actioned 11 November 2005.

Update Site (www.microsoft.com)
no
and it's already been posted
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bartsdadhomer (80)
417751 2006-01-02 19:53:00 Thanks - I'm going to turn use unregister option until Micro$oft fixes the bug TeejayR (4271)
417752 2006-01-02 21:51:00 Thanks Neil McC (178)
417753 2006-01-03 09:07:00 Came across following, any views on usage until MS gets organised?

www.hexblog.com
FrankS (257)
417754 2006-01-03 09:10:00 This looks like a hoax to me ... Chemical Ali (118)
417755 2006-01-03 09:17:00 Came across following, any views on usage until MS gets organised?

www.hexblog.com

Get a Mac - It will be a long time before MS ever get a secure reliable OS
Safari (3993)
417756 2006-01-03 09:48:00 Hexblog's cool. Not a hoax. It tells you if you're vulnerable and gives a work around by a guy who's really studied this. Google him.if you're unsure.

Seems like the unregister option may not always work, so be careful out there......
kakapo (5362)
417757 2006-01-03 09:55:00 Actually, this link checks vulnerability:

www.hexblog.com

The one above gives the workaround. Sorry for any confusion.
kakapo (5362)
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