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Symantec Reports Spate of Attacks Via Recent Windows Flaw

Posted by timothy on from the sir-it-seems-to-be-the-windows-again dept.

Surprised Giraffe writes "Symantec is warning of a sharp jump in online attacks that appear to be targeting a recently patched bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system, an analysis that some other security companies disputed. Symantec raised its Threat Con security alert level from one to two because of the attacks, with two denoting 'increased alertness.' The attacks spotted by Symantec target a flaw in the Windows Server Service that Microsoft says could be exploited to create a self-copying worm attack."

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  1. Slashdot Homepage by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can also report a spate of recent frustration via the recent Slashdot homepage changes. I can't find anything, links and blockquotes are impossible to read in some section colour schemes and there's no way to turn it off!!

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    May the Maths Be with you!
  2. OMG! by ZarathustraDK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Windows isn't safe?!

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    If you quote this signature there'll be 72 copies of Windows ME waiting for you in Heaven.
  3. Re:Missing analysis: by hesaigo999ca · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You would not find dog turd in it, if you closed the lid, and never opened it again....meaning...throw away M$ and get linux