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Microsoft Bracing for Worm Attack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the red-alert dept.

10010010 writes "A network worm attack targeting a critical Microsoft Windows vulnerability appears inevitable. The flaw is easy to exploit, as evidenced by the quick release of an exploit module for HD Moore's Metasploit Framework. Within hours of the Patch Day release Tuesday, two pen testing companies (Immunity and Core) created and released 'reliable exploits' for the flaw, which was deemed wormable on all Windows versions, including Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1."

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  1. relax :) by Intangion · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    its times like these im glad im using linux http://www.ubuntu.com/

  2. Re:So, an Exploit For a Patch? by tsa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Totally offtopic, I know, but I installed Ubuntu a week ago (coming from SlackWare), and after the first login it wouldn't start the window manager anymore. Thanks to my SW experience I was able to fix that, and now I am very happy to have changed distributions. Finally a package system that works, and an automounter that works out of the box, etc.! Kudos to the Ubuntu team. Now go fix that login bug guys! :-)

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    -- Cheers!