You have to this week, because of Linux. After Microsoft's weekly publicity blitz on Monday with the IIS bug, Linux fired back with a local root exploit, thus stealing the limelight. Microsoft, which is feeling very threatened by Linux these days, could not let that stand.
The big question is whether or not The Penguin will escalate with another salvo tomorrow. If so, you will have a busy Windows-patching session before the week ends.
Ain't competition great?
-- As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
Re:Is this Monday?
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Pharmboy
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Samba is not a standard part of any Linux distro that I know of.
what day is it again?
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GweeDo
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It is monday...time to patch my Windows Boxes...
It is tuesday...time to patch my Linux boxes...
It is hump day...time to patch my Windows Boxes again...
Crap...what is Thursday gonna bring! And what is this gonna do to my loverly uptime!
Big Worm ain't gonna do a GOD-DAMNED thing! I run linux.
-- Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
It doesn't look good for OS X
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teamhasnoi
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· Score: 5, Funny
Big worms are unusually fond of Apples.
You might want to cover your Macintosh with a thin layer of paraffin, or place it in a plastic bag this week; that should deter any worms.
How to check if you are vulnerable
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gmuslera
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From the Microsoft security bulletin --------------- How to Check Which Version You Have
If you are unsure whether a product you are running is affected by this issue, check the version.
To determine which version of Microsoft Windows you are running:
1. On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type: winver
3. Click OK.
A dialog box displays the version that you are running. -------------
If it say "Microsoft " and something else, you are vulnerable.
lets play a game
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xao+gypsie
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· Score: 3, Funny
lets guess at how many root name servers will go down this time.....weee!!!
xao
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xao
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Re:For the lazy......
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gordyf
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"It's pretty unlikely any such exploit attempt will get legs."
Worms don't have legs anyway, do they?
This is NOT working!!!!
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the_real_tigga
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I just tried this and wanted to warn others:
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE VERSION FROM THIS! Microsoft must be saying something wrong!!!
I got a window popping up, the title was "Sorry - KDesktop", and then "winver" and "Could not run the specified command!"
So it's not woring. QED.
-- my.sig is better than yours.
Re:Why Navy rules....
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titzandkunt
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Hey - me too!
(Defense, software, navy, RH6.2)
Who knows, maybe we sit at adjacent desks...
If that's the case, next time, will you fill the friggen' coffee machine up when you take the last cup?
T&K.
-- Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable...
So there I was at a Halloween party. This woman dressed up as a giant insect walks up. I realise she has a Microsoft logo on the chest of her costume.
I was hooked.
"So," she asked "does me being a Microsoft Bug make your Big Worm want to come out and play?" I was flabbergasted.. There I was being asked this by the woman of my dreams and I was wearing a Tequila Bottle costume...
-- Trolling is a art,
Re:Deepest Apolgies...
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RatBastard
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I blame the asshats running the webiste I cut and pasted from.:(
Slashdot Mirror
Top officials have decided to post it on Slashdot.
webpage
I thought Monday was the official MS patch day? As an MS admin I'm not expected to work two days a week, am I?
The Early Bird OS?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
It is monday...time to patch my Windows Boxes... It is tuesday...time to patch my Linux boxes... It is hump day...time to patch my Windows Boxes again... Crap...what is Thursday gonna bring! And what is this gonna do to my loverly uptime!
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I heard he smoked a fool over 20 bucks!
You might want to cover your Macintosh with a thin layer of paraffin, or place it in a plastic bag this week; that should deter any worms.
From the Microsoft security bulletin
---------------
How to Check Which Version You Have
If you are unsure whether a product you are running is affected by this issue, check the version.
To determine which version of Microsoft Windows you are running:
1. On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type: winver
3. Click OK.
A dialog box displays the version that you are running.
-------------
If it say "Microsoft " and something else, you are vulnerable.
lets guess at how many root name servers will go down this time.....weee!!!
xao
xao
http://TheHillforum.hopto.org
"It's pretty unlikely any such exploit attempt will get legs."
Worms don't have legs anyway, do they?
I just tried this and wanted to warn others:
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE VERSION FROM THIS!
Microsoft must be saying something wrong!!!
I got a window popping up, the title was "Sorry - KDesktop", and then "winver" and "Could not run the specified command!"
So it's not woring. QED.
my
Hey - me too!
(Defense, software, navy, RH6.2)
Who knows, maybe we sit at adjacent desks...
If that's the case, next time, will you fill
the friggen' coffee machine up when you take
the last cup?
T&K.
Political language
I usually use a thumper to call Shai-Hulud.
Truth suffers from too much analysis.
Ancient Fremen Saying
Walk without rhythm, and you won't attract the worm.
Shai-Hulud's a-coming!
From the "Mitigating Factors" section of Microsoft's bulletin:
- For an attack to be successful, the user would need to visit a website under the attacker's control or receive an HTML e-mail from the attacker.
They forgot some other mitigating factors, like:
- the user's machine would have to be connected to a source of AC power
etc.
What exactly is attrack?? Is that some AT&T version of eight-track?
I think they're suppose to be warning about this one. Damn MS security vulnerabilities. Too many to keep track of.
Microsoft Bug May Attract Big Worm
So there I was at a Halloween party. This woman dressed up as a giant insect walks up. I realise she has a Microsoft logo on the chest of her costume.
I was hooked.
"So," she asked "does me being a Microsoft Bug make your Big Worm want to come out and play?" I was flabbergasted.. There I was being asked this by the woman of my dreams and I was wearing a Tequila Bottle costume...
Trolling is a art,
I blame the asshats running the webiste I cut and pasted from. :(
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
Wasn't this story posted last month... And the month before? And the week before that? And the month before...
"compotence" - there is something ironic about spelling this wrong.
I remember it, it really was bad.