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New IM Worm Exploiting WMF Vulnerability

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the happy-new-years-windows-users dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After less than a four days after original mailing list posting there are reports about a new Instant Messaging worm exploiting unpatched Windows Metafile vulnerability. This worm is using MSN to spread, reports Viruslist.com."

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  1. Patch ETA? by Limburgher · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Looks potentially nasty.

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  2. Re:How do I avoid it? Fixes? by TheSpoom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't click suspicious links in MSN messages. If someone sends you one, ask about it, and if they don't remember sending it, they probably have a virus.

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  3. Re:How do I avoid it? Fixes? by bigpicture · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why does MS not suggest unregistering all the DLLs, by installing an OS that doesn't have them?

  4. Re:Ah, Slashdot... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I was going to comment on this, but I guess it would be redundant.

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  5. Re:How do I avoid it? Fixes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Ar U stupid or sth? Windows isn't secure and wont be without rewriting all its code.

  6. Re:How do I avoid it? Fixes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Windows can be infected by a virus just by having certain things displayed on the screen! What an insane piece of shit it must be.

    Exactly! Nothing more needs to be said...

    [not that I expect this to be seen by anyone; it just makes sense, which means it will be modded to oblivion!]