Wow! An attack that penetrates firewalls to seek you out -- "no user action required". I don't see how anyone after this -- including WFBs -- can take umbrage when I refer to it as "crappy software."
>Microsoft says it found evidence two weeks ago of an RPC (remote procedure >call) attack that can potentially infect Windows machines across the Net >with no user action required. > >Windows Server 2003, 2000, and XP (even with Service Pack 2 or 3 installed) >are particularly vulnerable. Vista and Server 2008 gain some protection via >User Account Control, data-execution protection, and other safeguards, as >explained in an article by Dan Goodin in the Register. > >While firewalls are a first line of defense against this attack, don't think >you're secure just because you have a firewall. Malware and viruses use many >different techniques to wiggle their way into our systems. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
