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Posted by Jim Watt on October 2, 2006, 7:20 pm
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>David H. Lipman wrote:
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>> | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5399534.stm
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>> | I think this is a very bad move by Microsoft, maybe the first crack in
>> | the empire if they see this one through!
>> |
>> | Now where's that book on "Linix"
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>> Here's something to add to this...
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>> http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=95
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>> "What makes this attack interesting, is the fact that it appears that
Microsoft’s antivirus
>> product added detection three days ago. The only public information on these
threats is the
>> boiler plate Malicious Software Encyclopedia entries (which show an incorrect
discovery date
>> of Sep 26, when virus definition files from Sep 23 detect):
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>> a.. Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.W
>> b.. Exploit:Win32/Controlppt.X
>> There isn’t a public advisory from Microsoft; suggesting the Microsoft’s
security team knew
>> of this in-the-wild attack but did not make the information public."
>>
>>
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>Not that I understand to much of the technical side, but it makes me
>wonder where this could lead. Not being able to install any third party
>software into 'windows', Firefox etc ? This is when the monopolies
>commission should realy get stuck in.
AV products need to be very tightly integrated into the operating
system, which is why they are a real pain in the arse when they
missfunction.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com
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