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Windows Security Flaw Is Severe
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Posted by Donster on: 2005-12-30 14:56:30 900
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Thanks Steve @ HardOCP
Microsoft is working on a patch to fix the severe security flaw that we originally told you about a couple days ago. Be careful where you browse, it seems that every scumbag on the planet has set up sites aimed at compromising your system.
"Unlike with previously revealed vulnerabilities, computers can be infected simply by visiting one of the Web sites or viewing an infected image in an e-mail through the preview pane in older versions of Microsoft Outlook, even if users did not click on anything or open any files. Operating system versions ranging from the current Windows XP to Windows 98 are affected."
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