New Vista Exploit On The Way
September 29, 2009 by RichBros
ZDNet has just released information on a possible new attack vector for Microsoft Windows Vista.
[It] provides a clear roadmap for hackers to plant malware or open backdoors on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and 2 as well as Windows 2008 SP1 server
This puts Microsoft in a bind, since its scheduled “patch Tuesday” isn’t for another two weeks. Do they issue a special patch?
In the meantime Microsoft has released a workaround. Or, to do it yourself you can follow the directions in the workaround section found here.
Vista users take heed..
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