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Microsoft Warns of Widespread Windows Flaw
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:39:18 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: "Fred C. Smith III" <fcsmith3 () ix netcom com> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:29:39 To:dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Microsoft Warns of Widespread Windows Flaw Dear Dave ... Congratulations! This news hit your IP list two hours and thirteen minutes before the US-CERT notice went out to subscribers. You scooped the Government. Way to go!! The beginning part of their email is pasted below. Keep up the good work Uncle Dave!! Fred Smith Long Island, NY ------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Original release date: February 10, 2004 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Systems running Microsoft Windows Overview Microsoft Windows contains multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow attackers to take control of your computer. Description Microsoft's updated Home User Security Bulletin for February 2004 describes more vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows operating system. Microsoft is tracking these issues as Security Update 828028. It is unclear at this time how many different ways your computer can be compromised using these vulnerabilities, so we recommend you apply the updates below as soon as possible. A technical description of these vulnerabilities is available from US-CERT in TA04-041A and from Microsoft in MS04-007. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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