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InformationWeek | Security | Experts Ratchet Up Windows Worm Warnings | August 10, 2006
How To Protect Against The MS06-040 Attack - Security Technology News by TechWeb
ABC News: Major Computer Attack Coming?
The Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 patches for the MS06-040 Server service flaw can be obtained via Microsoft and Windows Update services, or directly from this Microsoft site :
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921883)
InformationWeek | Security | Experts Ratchet Up Windows Worm Warnings | August 10, 2006
How To Protect Against The MS06-040 Attack - Security Technology News by TechWeb
ABC News: Major Computer Attack Coming?
the worm expected to be unleashed as a result of this vulnerability has the potential to shut down entire networks and require IT teams to scrub hundreds of thousands of PCs
If you don't have a good firewall on that computer and you're not protecting yourself, and if you haven't run your Windows update that popped up on your computer the other day, then absolutely, they can take over your computer at will
A worm on the scale of MSBlaster will hit in the next two weeks, and could hit in the next several hours
verified the published exploit code to work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1," it said. According to the Redmond, Wash. developer, the exploit code doesn't affect Windows XP SP 2, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2003 SP 1.
It's also uncertain if other unsupported OSes are at risk, including Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, and Millennium
The Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 patches for the MS06-040 Server service flaw can be obtained via Microsoft and Windows Update services, or directly from this Microsoft site :
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921883)