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HomeSec Warns Again About Microsoft's Insecurity

Posted by michael on from the repatch-and-sin-no-more dept.

cbrandtbuffalo writes "The Department of Homeland Security has posted this advisory about an impending attack on MS systems. This RPC attack has already been seen in some localized systems, but may spread as unpatched computers are exploited. Some of the national news like CNN are running stories too."

4 of 497 comments (clear)

  1. Which ports are they? by bobbotron · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Which ports do you need to block to keep the RPC requests out?

  2. From the "WTF" files by Mikey-San · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning regarding the security of Microsoft's products.

    Does this seem fairly stupid to anyone else? I mean, didn't "HomeSec" (please, no catchy names for this terrible organization) just partner with these idiots?

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  3. Remember, they bought MS software! by gatesh8r · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Your tax dollars at work demonstrating a good example... :-)

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  4. Re:Switch campaign kick-off by rmadmin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Its skynet! Its taking over! Pretty soon it'll become self aware and launch all the nukes!! AHHHHHH! Ok.. Its time for me to stop watching so many scifi flicks. :-/

    1: Infect all computer systems on earth
    2: ???
    3: Profit!^H^H^H^H^H^H^HBuild sexy ass terminatrix!

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