[Am-info] MS bug exposes millions to attack

[Fred A. Miller]

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MS bug exposes millions to attack

A software bug in a common component of Microsoft Web servers
and Internet Explorer could leave millions of servers and home
PCs open to attack, security researchers said today. The
vulnerability, found by security company Foundstone and confirmed
by Microsoft, could allow an Internet attacker to take over a Web
server, spread an e-mail virus or create a fast-spreading network worm.=20

Microsoft has posted information about the flaw and how to secure
Windows PCs and Web servers in an advisory on its TechNet site.
System administrators and users can download the patch from Microsoft.=20

Getting all system administrators to patch their systems can be=20
extremely difficult. According to recent research, only about 40
percent of administrators patched their systems in the seven weeks
before the Slapper worm was released into the Internet. One third=20
of computer systems remain vulnerable.=20

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> Download the patch from Microsoft
http://cl.com.com/Click?q=3D83-U-bXQYJi_Zk78zVTHEY2pMMppd1M=20

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"DRM.. Digitally Retarded Media. That's exactly what it is - content
that cannot reach its full potential because of artificial restraints." -=
Paul=20
Rickard

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