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DirectX Flaw Leaves Windows Vulnerable

Posted by michael on from the windows-update-time-again dept.

cryonic*angel writes "Just when you thought it was safe to start buying music from BuyMusic, another another Windows security flaw is found, in DirectX this time, that basically affects every possible windows configuration that is still supported. I wonder, will they indemnify me for this?"

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  1. I gotta hand it to Bill by TerryAtWork · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm already updated on this one before I read about it on /.

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  2. Patched by Ageless · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Windows update told me about this and patched me up before Slashdot even posted it.

    Where's Linux update?

  3. Re:Nice System My Ass by radish · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not wanting to (a) feed a troll or (b) get flamed to death, but...

    So, what did the patch automatically break for you.

    On my machine? nothing.

    What EULA change did it automatically agree to for you?

    None, you can't "automatically" agree to an EULA change, by definition it would be invalid.

    Oh, and dont forget the option of faking out your machine and letting it automatically download a trojan..

    Yuh, cos Microsoft have never heard of code signing have they? Jeez, surely you can come up with something better than that.

    Automatic NOTICES are a good thing, automatic INSTALLS are not..

    Which is why automatic NOTICES are the default option.

    Say what you like about windows, but update is pretty nice. It beats the suse equiv (which I use also) by miles. Debian apt looks pretty sweet but I've not had a chance to try it yet.

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  4. Re:simple by Daengbo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Release early, release often?"

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