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Re: The new "metasploit" computer virus
From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:33:10 GMT
Oh, lovely. More inaccurate information -- not about Microsoft issuing a patch next week, but rather, about the "virus"... No wonder users are so damned confused. :-) - ferg -- "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote: [snip] Microsoft Readies Fix As New Virus Spreads By CHRIS REITER DOW JONES NEWSWIRES January 3, 2006 1:20 p.m. Microsoft Corp. plans to release on Jan. 10 a patch for a new Windows security flaw that is being exploited by a rapidly spreading computer virus strain known as "metasploit." The virus surfaced last week as hackers took advantage of a flaw found in current server and desktop versions of Windows. It is considered serious because it requires relatively minor user interaction to be unleashed. The virus is carried in picture files and can be triggered if an image is viewed in an email or on an infected Web site. [snip] -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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