Today, Microsoft issued its official patch for the security vulnerability, involving WMF type graphics files: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx If you have previously installed Ilfak Guilfanov's unofficial patch, you can uninstall it (via add/remove programs), either before or after installing the official patch. I did so after, with no problem. Note that Microsoft has not issued a patch for Windows 95, 98, and ME. If Microsoft does not produce an update to repair those older versions of Windows, GRC (Gibson Research Corporation) has promised to make one available: http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm GRC reports that "all current WMF exploits appear to be non-functional on the older Win9x vintage platforms", so the immediate risk seems to be much less than for later platforms. Please send any responses to this post, to me, off-list. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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