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| Thread ID: 64842 | 2005-12-30 08:33:00 | very bad windows exploit | robsonde (120) | Press F1 |
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| 416615 | 2005-12-30 08:33:00 | grc.com have a read..... a new exploit that has no patch yet... the above page give a tempory fix, i dont know if it works or if its safe but if you want to you can turn off the part of windows that has the bug. expect a virus or worm using this exploit with in the week. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 416616 | 2005-12-30 08:47:00 | Read what Microsoft have to say here (www.microsoft.com). Oxie (Lyn) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 416617 | 2005-12-30 10:04:00 | "Symantec said the exploit is designed to download and run a program from the Web that downloads several malicious files, including tools that attackers could use to control vulnerable computers via Internet relay chat (IRC) channels." Ho hum. Use - Firewall, AV, Anti-spyware, non-MS browser, etc etc. I've said it before, relying on MS to "fix" the O/S with their patches is like trying to make a bucket by putting sticking plasters on a sieve. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 416618 | 2006-01-01 01:23:00 | Ho hum. Use - Firewall, AV, Anti-spyware, non-MS browser, etc etc. this is NOT an IE thing, it is a windows thing. any image file that gets on to your system from any source on any version of windows can act as a virus. this is not just images files either... any file that windows can give a thumbnail of is affected such as movie files. i do agree that use of Firewall, AV, Anti-spyware, non-MS browser is a good thing but i this case it may not help you much. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 416619 | 2006-01-01 22:29:00 | grc.com have a read..... a new exploit that has no patch yet... the above page give a tempory fix, i dont know if it works or if its safe but if you want to you can turn off the part of windows that has the bug. expect a virus or worm using this exploit with in the week. it.slashdot.org and now the worm is out. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 416620 | 2006-01-04 05:18:00 | there is an unoffical fix at www.grc.com sevral security companys recomend this fix, MS hope/expect to have a patch out on the 10th. An important Note about Antivirus signatures: As useful as anti-virus protection is as a first line of defense, new WMF exploits are succeeding at bypassing them. So A-V cannot be relied upon. The only safe measure is to install Ilfak's vulnerability suppression solution until Microsoft has updated the GDI32.DLL file and permanently resolved this problem. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 416621 | 2006-01-04 05:38:00 | Yup, info on the patch due to be released on the 10th here (www.microsoft.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 416622 | 2006-01-04 05:54:00 | this is NOT an IE thing, it is a windows thing. any image file that gets on to your system from any source on any version of windows can act as a virus. this is not just images files either... any file that windows can give a thumbnail of is affected such as movie files. i do agree that use of Firewall, AV, Anti-spyware, non-MS browser is a good thing but i this case it may not help you much. Well I have ZA, NOD32, Counterspy and RegDefend all resident. I don''t have thumbnails among other things enabled in my modified WIndows install. And I keep away from dodgy websites. Seems to work - haven't had an infection yet. Except once which was selfinflicted and fairly deliberately installed. In which case theres always Ghost. :-) |
pctek (84) | ||
| 416623 | 2006-01-04 06:00:00 | Well I have ZA, NOD32, Counterspy and RegDefend all resident. I don''t have thumbnails among other things enabled in my modified WIndows install. And I keep away from dodgy websites. Seems to work - haven't had an infection yet. Except once which was selfinflicted and fairly deliberately installed. In which case theres always Ghost. :-) fair call..... as long as you know the risk and are happy with it. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 416624 | 2006-01-04 06:18:00 | Trojan remover the latest version now has the vuln in its database . And it can now, also scan a system for vulnerable WMF files . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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