News
October 2002
Security
Windows XP
Ever since its release, Windows XP has contained a critical flaw that could
be trivially exploited at any time by any malicious hacker. By causing any
Windows XP system to process a specially-formed URL (web-style link), the XP
system would obediently delete all or most of the files within any specified
directory.
This flaw is considered critical because these malicious URLs could be
delivered to any XP user through any means: via an eMail solicitation, a
chat room, a newsgroup posting, a malicious web page, or even processed
automatically without the user clicking anything by merely visiting a
malicious web page.
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Virus Information
Virus Could Prove Real Bugbear for Networks
A new mass-mailing virus, which hit the Internet on Monday,
could cause quite a bit of damage to vulnerable networks.
The virus, known as Bugbear, installs a Trojan on infected
machines that is capable of logging users' keystrokes, which could include
passwords and other sensitive information.
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For a list of the latest virus check out the
Top virus and Security advisories on the home page.
VPN Flaw Could Clear Way for Hackers
A serious flaw in the VPN service included with Windows 2000 and XP could
provide attackers with a clear path through corporate firewalls, according
to an Austrian security company.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
This tool centrally scans Windows-based computers for common
security misconfigurations. MBSA runs on Windows 2000-based and Windows
XP-based computers, and can scan for missing hotfixes and security
vulnerabilities on Windows NT 4.0-based, Windows 2000-based, and Windows
XP-based computers. MBSA generates individual security reports for each
computer that is scanned for security issues in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft
Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft
Internet Explorer. A graphical user interface and command line interface are
available in version 1.0.
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Misc
YOU'VE GOT MAIL: 60 BILLION A DAY BY 2006
It will not surprise the average e-mail user that the
increase will not be messages from friends and loved ones. Of the 31 billion
e-mail messages that move across the Internet and private networks daily
now, about two-thirds are person-to-person communications and the rest is
made up of spam, notifications and alerts for information such as stock
prices and sports scores. By 2006, a little over half of the 60 billion
messages sent daily will be person-to-person, said Mark Levitt, vice
president of IDC's collaborative computing program.
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