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3 New Windows Security Problems Found

Posted by timothy on from the now-wait-for-the-baffling-no-problems-in-years-claimants dept.

DotNM writes "USA Today is running a story that outlines three security issues in Microsoft Corporation's popular Windows desktop operating system product. It describes the issues and urges users not to download .hlp files from email attachments. Apparently there are issues, even for a Windows XP system patched with Service Pack Two."

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  1. less than a day by neoform · · Score: 1, Redundant

    and somehow they dupe the story..

    i mean camman, just read back 10 posts and you'll see the exact same story...!

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  2. Who do we trust here? by TFGeditor · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "A Chinese security group reports..."

    Why does this not inspire confidence?

    "Users are urged to block e-mail attachments arriving with .hlp files attached and strongly encouraged to read e-mail in plain-text format to keep malicious images from utilizing LoadImage."

    This is new advice? Jeez, now my whole mail paradigm is hosed.

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  3. Dupe, dupe, dupe // dupe of url by YU+Nicks+NE+Way · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We've seen this onebefore.

    But last time, the submitter at least got the comments right.