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Three New Microsoft Bulletins

Posted by michael on from the security-is-priority-one dept.

Jimmy M writes "Microsoft has released three security bulletins for January, which correct vulnerabilities in the handling of Icon and Cursor files, Indexing Services, and HTML Help. Bulletin MS05-001 (HTML Help) is the Extremely Critical vulnerability (Demonstration) that Secunia warned about last week - nice to see a quick move from MS. All updates are available from Windows Update."

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  1. Extremely Critical Vulnerability by kneel · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did anyone else think that sounded like something out of one of the Lemony Snicket books?

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  2. Re:Quick? by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Microsoft posted a workaround for the problem 6 days after Secunia discovered the flaw.

    For those of you that haven't seen the workaround, here is a link.

    Yeah, I know, I know. But it was TOO easy, I couldn't resist....

  3. It should read ... by ph4rmb0y · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fixes available via Windows Media Player ...

  4. Re:IE: Zones are a broken concept by RobertB-DC · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can someone please find the creature responsible for "Internet Zones" and beat him to death with a large wooden mallet?

    I heard the last person to implement such a mind-bogglingly dumb Windows "feature" had to marry Bill Gates.

    Maybe Bill would take on the developer of the Internet Zones "feature" as a mistress?

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  5. Re:Icons and cursors, oh my! by evilmousse · · Score: 2, Funny


    hey, don't knock it--security holes in mere font files made xboxen nice and soft-moddable. ^_-

  6. Re:Nothing is inherently better than the other by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 3, Funny
    uhhhm you missed his point

    Totally OT, but you missed the repliers point. When you disagree with someone, you have at least two options. You could:

    1) Submit a post that provides an argument, preferably backed up with some data.
    2) You could call the original poster a "chump" (or some other disparaging remark) and use a meaningless comparison as your discussion point.

    Guess which of these two options is better?

  7. word grouping? by martyb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm, word grouping makes a difference!

    Given reports that the Malicious Software Removal Tool has identified benign programs (e.g. VNC) as infected, maybe BOTH of the following groupings apply!

    Is this a:

    • a Tool that performs the Removal of Malicious Software?
      i.e. (Malicious Software) (Removal Tool)

      OR

    • a Tool that looks around and Maliciously performs the Removal of Software?
      i.e. (Malicious) (Software Removal Tool)

    Freudian slip?

  8. Re:IE: Zones are a broken concept by SunFan · · Score: 2, Funny


    If they started to make security easier, then why didn't they finish the job? That's like putting seat belts in a car but forgetting to bolt the seats to the floor.

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