Microsoft Kills Windows Gadgets Via Security Update

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 12, 2012 @05:00AM from the cutting-losses dept.

benfrog writes "Microsoft has taken the unusual step of killing the Windows Gadgets feature completely via a security update. According to an advisory issued Tuesday, an attacker could take over a user's system if they are logged in as admin and they install a vulnerable gadget. Microsoft has pulled the plug on its official Gadgets Gallery and is offering a Fix-it that completely disables the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets. Researchers Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg are scheduled to give a presentation on the vulnerability at the upcoming Black Hat conference called We Have You By the Gadgets."

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Re:Wrong summary by lister+king+of+smeg · 2012-07-12 05:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

here got thin link to the fixit. in fact it fixes a lot more than just that.
http://www.debian.org/CD/

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Re:Wrong summary by Dog-Cow · 2012-07-12 06:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The parent is not offtopic. Rather, he is a troll who deserves to have his bridge collapsed on his head.