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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. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!

  2. Leopard? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    XP2 Spotted In The Wild

    Sounds like some sort of leopard in the jungle, if you ask me.

  3. Re:Internet Meltdown Predicted for Today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Two Aircraft crash at same time in Russia yesterday. The black boxes were disabled so an organized plot is suspected. This may have something to do with the alarms.

  4. Re:Clippy.exe is eeevvviiilll by AKAImBatman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Q: You know the only thing more vile and evil than Clippy?

    A: The IT color scheme on Slashdot.

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  5. IE sux by 633K4201D · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't work with mozilla by the looks of it.