WindowsXP alert.....security breech.

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Thanks.... and jeesh when will Microsoft get it right! Isnt XP supposed to be the most secure OS yet! he he he
 
well i guess i know what i'll be doing on christmas day. :) damn ms
 
havbe any of you seen "the 6th day"? theres a part in that move where microsoft is trying to by a state. hehe. it'd be like utopia. for like .000000000000000000009 nano second, before something blew up. and we all know this is true
 
Threesixty: Thanx

Originally posted by Darkness
heh heh heh. mircosoft always screws up somehow.
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Exactly :D

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[edited] 169 2001-12-22 11:41

[edited] 169 2001-12-22 11:42
 
What is he talking about? :-?

Sorry. I'm in a bad mood and I will keep posting until it wears off.
 
Actually the patch microsoft released  did correct the "unchecked buffer" vulnrability, but it still leaves the UPnP service installed and running.

UPnP uses two services. One is started by default it is the "SSDP Discovery Service" and the other is the "Universal Plug and Play Device Host". The UPnPDH service is dependant on the SSDP service though.

Even if you and installed the Microsoft Patch you should still disable the services (unless you have a UPnP aware device (toaster, fridge, etc)).

You can disable the services through Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services.

Alternitivly Steve Gibson has released a automatic fix which you can get at:
http://grc.com/UnPnP/UnPnP.htm

BTW this vulnerability affects Win ME and *some* versions of Win98.


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