Be careful if you are running Windows, a new exploit is doing the rounds. Slashdot has a quick solution:
1. Click on the Start button on the taskbar (Or win-key+r)
2. Click on Run
3. Type regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll to disable.
4. Click OK when the change dialog appears.
“Security researchers have released instructions for exploiting a previously unknown security hole in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Web Server with all of the latest patches applied. Anti-virus company Symantec warned of the new exploit, which it said uses a vulnerability in the way Windows computers process certain image files (Windows Meta Files, or those ending in .wmf). Symantec said the exploit is designed to download and run a program from the Web that downloads several malicious files, including tools that attackers could use to control vulnerable computers via IRC.”
Slashdot | Exploit Released for Unpatched Windows Flaw
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I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…
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