All Windows NT/2k/XP users patch your systems.

[jonmullen]

Just incase anyone has not heard about this. There is an explain in the DCOM RPC in all windows NT/2k/XP that allows someone to get full control of your system from a remote location. There is more info http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8205

 

[her209]

Done.

 

[Platypus]

Not full control, control over which ever account is logged in at the time, and if you use administrator, your box should be hacked. And also, this has been posted about twice already.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Eh, I don't care that much to download 5.1 megs.

 

[MournSanity]

I never patch. EVAR.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I refuse to install service packs for windows.. they are almost as bad as real player.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I refuse to install service packs for windows.. they are almost as bad as real player.

.....................WHAT?

 

[jonmullen]

I dont think some people realize how big of an exploit this is

 

[pray4mojo]

I really need to learn linux...

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Not full control, control over which ever account is logged in at the time, and if you use administrator, your box should be hacked. And also, this has been posted about twice already.

Uh, so how do you run most programs then? Stupid programmers make their programs require admin rights to run for some reason. I could understand at least needing them to install, but run too.. thats just lame. Like Picasa, its a freaking image viewer, whyTF does it need admin rights to run.

Eh, I don't care that much to download 5.1 megs.

Ugh, a very LARGE portion of internet traffic is scripts exploiting bugs in various operating systems. ie, 98% of errors on my webserver are Code Red Exploits. If we could cut stuff like this down (BY INSTALLING PATChES) you could get your pr0n faster .

Apparently if someone decided to take advantage of this latest bug in Windows, it could severly cripple the internet. Hence why the US Government and Homeland security group has issued a bulletin, alerting people about this, and advising them to patch their systems.

Patch your system you lazy fvcks! Its not just for your personal saftey, but your duty as a responsible net citizen

 

[Brutuskend]

I done did do'ed it allready!

 

[Paulson]

I must have already downloaded it, because I have no updates for windows update...

 

[dighn]

is htis covered by windows update?

 

[Kaervak]

All buttoned up here.

 

[bolomite]

sigh... when will it end?

 

[Rastus]

Originally posted by: bolomite
sigh... when will it end?

Every critical update that comes down the pike pretty much says that someone can gain control of your whole life. About once a week. Same with the virus updates.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
I dont think some people realize how big of an exploit this is

Tell me about it. The government entity I work for is going to scan their entire network next week to find unpatched machines, so that they can get patched up before the "big one" hits. Code Red affected a fraction of the machines on the internet(unpatched IIS servers); the worm that will result of this stands to hit well over that mark. The threat is real enough that it'll bring 10s(if not hundreds) of millions of machines to a standstill, and might take the whole internet with it. It's like looking in to the eye of a storm, waiting for it to hit.:Q

PS What seperates this flaw from most others is that it's remotely exploitable, with most(>50%) of the computers in the world vulnerable. This is the ultimate Warhol Worm

 

[Smaug]

It's sad really, that 50% of the worlds computers can be brought down by a 16 year old kid in his basement with some free time and Visual Studio 6.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Ooops, I need to install SP3 to patch my system.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Ooops, I need to install SP3 to patch my system.

SP4 is out for 2k

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Smaug
It's sad really, that 50% of the worlds computers can be brought down by a 16 year old kid in his basement with some free time and Visual Studio 6.

Actually the proof of concept code was written in C, it was discovered by LSD, a polish software engineer group, and it's a wonderful discovery. They did the proof of concept code in C to prove to microsoft there was a problem, not to hack things. Contrary to popular belief, hackers do these things for good, crackers(script kidiots) use them for bad.

 

[conjur]

REPOST

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: conjur
REPOST

Critical updates (Such as this) should be passed over by the repost polive.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Ooops, I need to install SP3 to patch my system.

SP4 is out for 2k

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Smaug
It's sad really, that 50% of the worlds computers can be brought down by a 16 year old kid in his basement with some free time and Visual Studio 6.

Amen to that. Only way I see out of it is open source! Woo.. linux!