Warning to Windows users (Not a joke)

jeffyboyjeffyboy
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
I know a lot of people in AI have to use the other OS sometimes, so I thought I'd give a heads up.



From The Screensavers:



"Boot Camp tip

As mentioned earlier in the show, Microsoft released a service pack for Windows XP. It fixes a serious security hole that Microsoft has known about for more than 11 weeks.





The security hole involves Windows XP help. The hole lets anyone put a link on a website that can wipe out certain hard-drive directories.





If, for whatever reason, you don't or can't download the service pack, there is an alternative. There's a file you can rename or delete to fix the security hole. Here are the steps:



1.\tPerform a search for a file on your C drive called "uplddrvinfo.htm."

2.\tOnce you've found the file, delete it or rename it. Doing so will not hinder your ability to use Windows XP.





For more information about the security hole, visit <a href="http://grc.com/default.htm"; target="_blank">Gibson Research.</a>



They really put this over as a serious issue, the security experts didn't post it like they usually do, it's so dangerous.



Jeff



[ 09-10-2002: Message edited by: jeffyboy ]</p>

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    reason #574 i'm really damn glad i'm not using XP.



    too bad about the malware in the new win2k service packs though. now i am without a windows machine. i guess this powerbook will just have to do.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    "uplddrvinfo.htm"



    Never seen a more Orwellian term in my life... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 3 of 5
    macubusmacubus Posts: 95member
    It's a good thing I keep all my illegal software on my Win2k SP 2 machine... LOL Ummm....wait a minute, they probably know everything on there as well.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    klinuxklinux Posts: 453member
    Puhlease, us Windows users are so used to warnings like this that this is a nonevent. Plus, expert users have all sort of other mechanisms to avoid things like this too (Zonealarm, strict user rights, don't go wondering around malicious sites, etc) <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 5 of 5
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    [quote]Originally posted by klinux:

    <strong>Puhlease, us Windows users are so used to warnings like this that this is a nonevent. Plus, expert users have all sort of other mechanisms to avoid things like this too (Zonealarm, strict user rights, don't go wondering around malicious sites, etc) <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Expert users using Windows? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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