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XP2 Spotted In The Wild

Posted by michael on from the watch-out-or-it'll-chew-you-up dept.

LostCluster writes "WinXP SP2 has just been released to the public via Automatic Update, but eWeek and PC Magazine are together reporting that Windows XP SP2's 'Windows Security Center' is just about as insecure as it could possibly be. According to them, any program (including ActiveX controls) can access and edit the Windows Management Instrumentation database, and therefore spoof the security status of an insecure box to report that it is properly secured."

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  1. Re:Clippy.exe is eeevvviiilll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "I knew solitrae and tetris and an altier motive."

    What? Care to try that again in English?

  2. Re:Solution by atriusofbricia · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    /me looks around for his flamebait mod.... :)

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    "Nemo me impune lacesset"

  3. Re:Need root? by soulhuntre · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Someone please explain to me how this is different than Linux?

    It's not - but they desperately need something to complain about. With SP2 windows is pretty damn tight - and it's killing them.

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  4. You vill uze Internet Ekzplorer! by maxchaote · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Anyone else notice that if you go to windowsupdate to download SP2, and you're using a browser that works / doesn't have gaping security holes (read: FireFox) you get the following message:

    You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to use Windows Update.

    As if downloading a file were something that only IE is capable of.

    Check it out: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/thanks.as p