Update on Windows Vulnerability

[misterx]

Regarding the Windows WMF file vulnerability, I was just reading that over a million pc's are already infected. One researcher claims that 99% of computers are vulnerable, but surely he means Windows computers?

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks
http://news.com.com/Windows+flaw+spawns+dozens+of+attacks/2100-7349_3-6016140.html?tag=nefd.pop

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
http://news.com.com/Wait+for+Windows+patch+opens+attack+window/2100-1002_3-6016747.html?tag=nefd.pop

If you didn't download and install that patch I mentioned in a previous post, here is the link again:
http://handlers.sans.org/tliston/WMFHotfix-1.1.14.msi

Comments

[palmir.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reminder - I read your original post on my iBook (unsurprisingly immune) and made a mental note to patch M's machine next time I used it. I forgot until now (also unsurprisingly... I tend to lose mental notes a lot).