Posts Tagged ‘Windows Server’
This bug has it’s vulnerability in the help and support system. This bug was first found by a Google engineer on the 10th of June but by the 15th criminals had exploited this with websites that have code to install Trojans, spam tools and viruses to the users computer without them knowing.
As Microsoft have not yet found a fix to this bug the advise is to switch the vulnerable part off, for which it has produced an automated tool which can be found on their website. Please download and run the files, also make sure your anti virus software is up to date.
While this affect Windows XP it also affect all of the following
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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