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December 10th, 2008, 10:43 PM
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Another MS Vulnerability
In an advisory posted yesterday, Microsoft said that "limited and targeted" attacks are in progress by hackers exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the WordPad Text Converter, a tool included with all versions of Windows. The flawed converter handles Microsoft Word 97 files on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4), XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2.
Newer versions of Windows -- XP SP3, Vista and Server 2008 -- are not vulnerable to the bug, however.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...icleId=9123100
So, evidently, if you have current updates [SP3], and/or do not open suspicious attachments... [*.wri?] ...you should be fine.
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
-HST
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