Re: [Xylo-SDR] [Flexradio] Windows Update

["Eric Ellison" <ecellison@comcast.net>]

Bob

Thanks

SP-4 was mandatory in our environment about 2 years ago, it also has
critical updates. 

Either way beware. Clever folks in the netherworld are exploiting it with
graphics.

Eric



-----Original Message-----
From: Robert McGwier [mailto:rwmcgwier@comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:05 PM
To: Eric Ellison
Cc: 'KD5NWA'; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; 'Xylo-SDR Discussion'
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Windows Update

CAUTION. This update is ONLY for 2000 sp4. If you do not have sp4, do 
not install it.

Bob



Eric Ellison wrote:

> Cecil
>
> We will probably know tomorrow. I still have 10 to 15 2000 machines. 
> WSUS pushes tonight, so I will know tomorrow. I've been struggling 
> Friday and today with the results of the infection of one machine, 
> it's toast. (XP). Reports are that it will masquerade as any graphics 
> format, jpg, wmf, bmp etc, and the exploits are increasing. It does 
> not 'spread' fast at this point but if you get an infected graphic it 
> will be nasty.
>
> As I say, I don't post these things, and probably get 10 or so user a 
> day sending hoaxes to me. I have not seen information on the 2000 crash.
>
> Eric
>

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