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Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Threesixty on 2001-12-21 05:19:00

All XP owners need to know this.....and download the patch!

Quick...before the lonely losers figure out how to do it.


http://www.techtv.com/news/hackingandsecurity/story/0,24195,3365845,00.html

edit: commas messed up the link....
[edited] 65 2001-12-22 04:57

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Jedimark on 2001-12-21 11:36:00

Thanks.... and jeesh when will Microsoft get it right! Isnt XP supposed to be the most secure OS yet! he he he

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: PurpleSmurf on 2001-12-21 14:58:00

well i guess i know what i'll be doing on christmas day. :) damn ms

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Darkness on 2001-12-21 19:17:00

heh heh heh. mircosoft always screws up somehow.

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: PurpleSmurf on 2001-12-21 23:45:00

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

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-12-22 10:40:00

Threesixty: Thanx

Quote

Originally posted by Darkness
heh heh heh. mircosoft always screws up somehow.

Exactly :D

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

[edited] 169 2001-12-22 11:42

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Joey on 2001-12-28 02:25:00

What is he talking about? :-?

Sorry. I'm in a bad mood and I will keep posting until it wears off.

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: ficedula on 2001-12-29 10:24:00

No thanks; we have enough useless posts already...

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: oglsmm on 2001-12-30 22:12:00

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.


oglsmm

Title: WindowsXP alert.....security breech.
Post by: Joey on 2002-01-02 01:00:00

Some? I thought that there was only 2 versions: 98 and 98 SE.