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Metal Man88 Gold axe It appears we have been transported to a time in which everything is on fire!                  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| Eh. Not 98 yet, but there's a patch for everything but 95, 98, ME, and NT at http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm . It basically disables the offending image previewer and the thing behind it, making it impossible for it to be abused. Will report back if I find anything for 98 and the like... after all, I use various old computers.
Luckily, I switched to Linux for my main computer, so they'll have to be more devious to get me alive! |
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dcahrakos   490   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6555 days Last view: 6555 days |
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| yeah, but when hasnt microsoft said not to use an unofficial patch...I installed it, and it works fine, ill just uninstall the patch(comes with an easy uninstaller) when microsoft releases theirs, and apparently microsoft's patch was leaked as well. | |||
Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6337 days |
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Originally posted by Metal Man88I suppse you mean Win NT 4.0 and older, as Win XP is technically Win NT 5.1 And Win 2000 is Win NT 5.0.  . Reason it dosen't say so on the box is... marketing simple.(edited by Ailura on 01-05-06 12:03 PM) |
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DarkSlaya 930 Gamma Ray  Since: 11-17-05 From: Montreal, Canada Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| Microsoft released their patch, just so you guys know. | |||
Chris Spiny Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6447 days Last view: 6447 days |
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Originally posted by DarkSlayaYeah, I got mines already. I feel really glad, too. (edited by Chris on 01-07-06 01:35 AM) |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6338 days |
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| Here's another patch a lot of you will probably want. | |||
neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day  Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6340 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| A small bump but...
Found an article that talks about one person believing this exploit was not a vulnerability, but rather a "back door" to allow remote access to PCs... A deliberate back door? I don't know what to think... |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6338 days |
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Given how many times MS 'fixes' something only to have the patch open up another hole or only prevent one specific exploit method out of many, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this was the case. However I would think they'd at least use some signing or similar to prevent anyone but themselves from being able to exploit it. 
Interesting point, though... If someone were to reverse-engineer Windows and find a back door, what would happen? To do so would be illegal, but so would the back door itself. This is actually how the problem with Sony's XCP was found; they assumed they were protected, since to discover what it was doing (and that the EULA was void), someone would have to 'illegally' reverse-engineer it. However, the guy who did got off on a technicality - since it disguised itself, he had no way to know it was part of XCP without REing it anyway.  |
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Metal Man88 Gold axe It appears we have been transported to a time in which everything is on fire! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| I read up on GRC again; turns out Windows 9X doesn't have it. Only Windows NT4 and above NT-based things. As per his site, it appears to have been just a tactic to scare users of Old Windows versions to upgrade. Patches have been made for all the systems which happen to be affected.
Metal Man out. |
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