 Serious Wmf Windows Exploit, No-one is safe right now |
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 Jan 6 2006, 05:58 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,071 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787   |
Windows Security Patch for This Problem
can be found at the above link. It is for XP/2003/2000. Nothing yet for 98 or 98SE, apparently. Does 98 have the same problem? Does anyone know? |
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Jan 6 2006, 06:53 PM
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Ancient Enigma Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,787 Joined: 11-July 04 From: under the stars Member No.: 76 |
i believe vulnerable versions of windows for this wmf bug only include ME, 2000, XP and Server 2003.
btw, does microsoft still support win98/98se? don't they have a timetable where they will cease supporting these win versions and below? |
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Jan 6 2006, 09:07 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Ontario Canada Member No.: 12,186 |
According to Microsoft, Win98/Win98SE does not have the same problem so there will be no patch for it.
Microsoft still offers some support for Win98SE on a paid basis. Hotfixes and patches are no longer available as of June 2003. Self-help support is still available for Win98SE on the Microsoft website until June 30, 2007. Critical security updates for Win98SE are available until June 30/06 from the Windows Update site. |
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Jan 6 2006, 10:10 PM
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Ancient Enigma Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,787 Joined: 11-July 04 From: under the stars Member No.: 76 |
thanks moogie.
 and to see how serious this is, read this: even LINUX/BSD is vulnerable!  that is for people running WINE, etc. on their boxes. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=146 QUOTE All applications launched inside Wine, Cedega, or Cross-Over Office are technically still exploitable. Wine runs on most x86 platforms, including Linux and the various BSDs.
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Jan 8 2006, 03:17 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 6-December 05 Member No.: 15,438 |
my friend had experienced this. i removed it using antispyware. he said that he went on a porn site and probably some pic on it was downloaded on the computer. he had one of those fake errors but when he clicked on the box, he said that his desktop appearance changed, giving him a link to a site where u can find antispyware apps (sites that gave u more spyware). he also said that when he opened IE, there was an error message saying that he was infected and that somebody was trying to gain access to his computer. if you find any of these signs, you are infected! but there is a security patch now, thank god for that.
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Jan 15 2006, 10:59 PM
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Ancient Enigma Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,787 Joined: 11-July 04 From: under the stars Member No.: 76 |
another update, but now for those using VISTA:
http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32426&hl= you are vulnerable too! |
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Jan 21 2006, 12:00 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 17-December 05 From: Error 404 Member No.: 15,848 |
QUOTE(Tyssen @ Jan 5 2006, 03:19 AM) The guy who posted his own patch in the first link I gave has had so much traffic to his site that his ISP shut his site down.   Talk about bandwith murder. Seriously, though. I'd be careful of exactly what I'm opening up from people I don't trust now-a-days. Scary stuff's encrypted into *.wmf's. |
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