You might want to do a manual windowsupdate this minute for this critical update

probe · 03-04-2007 06:40PM #1

Go: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Apparently negligent Microsoft have known for months about a vulnerability that allows anyone to install any nastyware they like on your PC via e-mail - even if you don't open the e-mail or look at it in the preview pane (eg in Outlook).

More here in this 10 min netcast created last night US time (ie tomorrow means now):

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/SN-085A.mp3

.probe

mick.fr · 03-04-2007 08:14PM

The guy roughly know what he is talking about.
Don't always believe what you hear on radio.

Oracle · 03-04-2007 08:38PM

I'm getting right fed up with all the WGA installations mascarading as critical updates, when the actual situation is- if you don't install this piece of MS spyware you won't get the real critical updates. It's becoming monthly now and I've had enough I'm not installing any more of them.

mick.fr · 04-04-2007 08:40AM

Oracle wrote:

I'm getting right fed up with all the WGA installations mascarading as critical updates, when the actual situation is- if you don't install this piece of MS spyware you won't get the real critical updates. It's becoming monthly now and I've had enough I'm not installing any more of them.

Well of course this is regular on Vista, because you have Defender.
Defender needs to be updated on a regular basis because it gets anti spyware/malware signatures etc...
At least it means MS is working on keeping your PC clean.

NutJob · 04-04-2007 09:14AM

Not patching is one of those bad ideas.
You will have security holes in your operating system that are well known.

Oracle · 04-04-2007 10:30PM

Yes, that's why I'm switching to Linux.

NutJob · 04-04-2007 11:11PM

Good plan but you still have to update

You might want to do a manual windowsupdate this minute for this critical update

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