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Microsoft Fixes Critical Windows Flaw

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

November 8, 2005, 2:53 PM

As part of its monthly Patch Tuesday security bulletin, Microsoft has released one fix covering two critical vulnerabilities in Windows. The flaw affects the operating system's graphics rendering engine, and could lead to a remote attacker taking control of a system through the use of malformed WMF and EMF images.

Windows 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003 -- including 64-bit versions -- are at risk. Microsoft recommends that users download the patch immediately. "Any program that renders WMF or EMF images on the affected systems could be vulnerable to this attack," the company said in an advisory. Microsoft has also updated its Malicious Software Removal Tool Tuesday.

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By JacenSolo

posted Nov 9, 2005 - 1:09 AM

Linux forever.

Stupid Microsoft... When will they learn to write software CORRECTLY!

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By templar™

posted Nov 9, 2005 - 9:54 PM

Has this JacenSolo ever used Linux at all???

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By JacenSolo

posted Nov 10, 2005 - 1:26 AM

I use Linux almost exclusively

My Windows PC has NO internet access

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By PC_Tool

posted Nov 10, 2005 - 9:29 AM

My Windows PC has been working just fine for 2 1/2 years. No viruses, no spyware.

What's the trick? There isn't one.

I user automagic updates, I use Firefox, and I use gmail. I have yet to have a single problem with that PC.

It uses only the Windows Firewall and NOD32 antivirus, according to which not a single virus or spyware has even tried to infect my PC.

Linux isn't the be-all end-all. Intelligent computing practices play a larger part. Visiting untrustworthy sites and clicking "OK" on every pop-up is more the issue than the OS.

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By JacenSolo

posted Nov 10, 2005 - 7:13 PM

Windows sucks. It's layed with buggy code, viruses, poor security and a company that couldn't give a **** as to what happens.

When Window's user policy takes on the Linux/BSD/Unix chmod policy, I'll consider it.

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By BroughApps

posted Nov 10, 2005 - 1:32 AM

every operating system has flaws here and there. windows just seems to have more because it takes up the majority of the market. there-fore it is targeted by more and more stuff like that and i doubt it will ever stop.

so please... stop being so ignorant