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In This Edition
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Larry Seltzer: October Brings A Rich Harvest Of Security Problems
1. News: New Worm Attacks MSN Messenger As Service Falters
2. News: United States Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study
3. Opinion: Down with Pop-Ups
4. Opinion: Stopping Spyware Today, Cookies Tomorrow
5. Analysis: MSN Virus is No Fun
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Larry Seltzer
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October Brings A Rich Harvest Of Security Problems
On October's monthly patch day, Microsoft released 9
advisories, and the most interesting advisories and patches
aren't necessarily the ones that get the most attention.
Many of the advisories refer only to server versions of
Windows or to Exchange, and many of the problems are
unlikely to be serious issues in the real world. But the
most interesting thing is how Windows XP Service Pack 2 is
affected.
Read the rest of Larry's column here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137722-1
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Security Update
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1. News: New Worm Attacks MSN Messenger As Service Falters
Microsoft says there's no connection between the W32.Funner
worm attack and the erratic behavior of the company's MSN
Messenger service following a Sunday repair job. Get
the details here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137725-1
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2. News: United States Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study
A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer science
professor hopes to develop mathematical models that can
uncover structure within the scattershot traffic of online
public forums. Privacy advocates are concerned.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137728-1
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3. Opinion: Down with Pop-Ups
The bombardment of pop-up advertisements on the Internet is
the latest scourge facing computer users. Find out what
businesses and consumers are doing to fight back.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137731-1
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4. Opinion: Stopping Spyware Today, Cookies Tomorrow
We need to go beyond just outlawing spyware--and cookies
should be the next form of intrusion in legislators' sights.
PC Magazine's John C. Dvorak has more to say here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137734-1
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5. Analysis: MSN Virus is No Fun
The Funner.A-mm virus takes out the IM service and sets its
sights on end-users. Learn how to block and kill it.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1225-5-8-318676-137737-1
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