A patch for Vista – Security – Technology
Posted by JohnF | Posted in Internet Security | Posted on 09-04-2007
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A patch for Vista – Security – Technology – theage.com.au
“Patch Tuesday,” when Microsoft releases repairs for problems in its software, came and went this week with six critical fixes – including the first one that touches Vista, the new operating system billed as the most secure Windows version yet.
The hole registers high on the irony scale: The flaw was in a “malware protection engine” that helps several Microsoft security products – including “Windows Defender” for Vista – guard against online threats. The problem could let an outsider “take complete control” of a victim’s computer, according to Microsoft’s security advisory.
This isn’t to say that Vista had previously appeared clean. Already a few vulnerabilities have popped up – including a remarkably low-tech hack.
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