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Microsoft Refuses To Patch Rootkit-Compromised XP Machines
Barence writes "Microsoft has revealed that its latest round of patches won't install on XP machines if they're infected with a rootkit. In February, a security patch left some XP users complaining of endless reboots and Blue Screens of Death. An investigation followed and Microsoft discovered the problems occurred on machines infected with the Alureon rootkit, which interacted badly with patch KB977165 for the Windows kernel. Now Microsoft is blocking PCs with the rootkit from receiving its new patches. 'This security update includes package-detection logic that prevents the installation of the security update if certain abnormal conditions exist on 32-bit systems,' Microsoft cautions in the patch notes."
no! I need the newest microsoft patch so that there are not any new security holes in my computer! I'll deal with that huge gaping sucking chasm of a security hole that's already there, created by the rootkit, at some later date.
What if it hides in the documents?
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