Follow PCHardwareBlips on Twitter
-
JustJosh Haven't seen this type of emergency patch in quite a while.
Friday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... plans for DSi, widgets, and big "surprise" EETimes reports Toshiba tips 40nm process , but is Sony ready? Microsoft: iPhone and Android are no threat Chinese surfers see red over Microsoft black-outs TechConnect Magazine reports Nexus unveils external PCI cooling system Eee PC car computer pictures (write-up in Russian) Far Cry 2 exclusive bundles from BFG Tech , EVGA , and XFX Software Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 - critical (thanks Chris B.) C|Net on Microsoft's urgent security update: what it ...
Major Windows security patch released
bit-tech.net News Feed —
Microsoft has broken its monthly patch cycle to release an urgent update for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and 2008 in order to fix a critical security vulnerability which is already being exploited in the wild. The bulletin , released yesterday, outlines a flaw in the Server service which allows for remote code execution upon receipt of a specially crafted RPC request – which is to say that this vulnerability does not require user interaction to exploit, making it a particularly nasty little bug. While the flaw requires that your firewall rules allow RPC requests in, it's ...
Microsoft Patches Critical Vulnerability for XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Others
Maximum PC —
... Redmond usually releases security patches once a month, on Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft's security experts are worried enough about a newly reported vulnerability in the Server service to post an "out-of-band" security update, MS08-067, yesterday for all versions of Windows from Windows 2000 SP4 through Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 pre-beta. Microsoft hasn't issued a security update between Patch Tuesday releases since April 2007, so this is a significant security issue. ...
Emergency Windows Update Released
Extremetech —
... released an emergency "out of band" update to Windows today. This is a highly unusual event, as over the last several years only a few patches have come out on days other than Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of the month. And it's worthy of the special treatment. MS08-067: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution describes a vulnerability in the ...
Conficker-created connections could confound consumers
Ars Technica —
... This has undoubtedly caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth within the halls of Microsoft itself; the company released a security update
to resolve the flaw Conficker relies upon (MS08-67) in October, well before Conficker itself ...
7 Things You Need to Know About Conficker
Extremetech —
On Wednesday, April 1, the latest variant of the Conficker (also known as Downadup and Kido) work will download new instructions. The sophistication of this worm and its botnet have many concerned, although the amount of legitimate concern is a matter of debate. If you're concerned, then here are the 7 most important things to know about Conficker: 1. The overwhelming majority of systems infected with Conficker were infected through a vulnerability in the Windows RPC facilities. This vulnerability was patched in October. If you installed that patch before Conficker came out ...
The "no bull" guide to Conficker
Hardware 2.0 —
... Better to be safe than sorry. Conficker can spread via network shares, leveaging weak passwords, so if you can’t trust the systems you’re connected to, and you know you’re using weak passwords, then your risk of being infected is elevated. Also, Conficker can spread via removable drives by taking advantage of Windows autoplay. If you’re running a bootleg copy of Windows that’s not patched properly, or you’ve been neglecting to patch up (the security bulletin that’s important here is MS08-067 ) then there’s a small chance that you could be infected. If you’re worried, run a ...
Qualys Adds Remote Detection of the Conficker Worm
DriverHeaven.net —
Qualys, the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that it added remote detection of the Conficker Worm, which has been spreading in corporate networks since November of 2008. This detection was added to QualysGuard® Vulnerability Management in order to help organizations remotely identify ...
Making sense of the latest Conficker update
Hardware 2.0 —
... . This update also reintroduces Conficker’s ability to exploit the MS08-067 Windows vulnerability (Conficker.C didn’t have this feature). It’s also suspected that Conficker.E will coral PCs and put them to work as part of a spambot network. Q: Anything else interesting about Conficker.E? A : Well, it is set to delete itself if the date is May 3, 2009 or later. Gives us an idea as to when the next update could be due. Q: How widespread is Conficker.E? A : Well, this this update is being sent to systems running Conficker.C, and it is estimated that this has infected a few ...
![[Phoronix] Chromium OS, Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook Remix Benchmarks](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/pc/story_preview/2009/11/24/phoronix_chromium_os_moblin_ubuntu_netbook_remix.jpg)
