Windows 2000 faces security melt down
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| Despite the fact that the operating system is as old as Spinola, and
| that Microsoft refused to service them any more, there is still a
| large number of Windows 2000 machines out there.
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| According to News.com, a "critical" Windows 2000 exploit has been
| released on the Internet designed to kick the crutch of the ageing
| operating system.
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| The exploit takes advantage of a security hole in a file system and
| print request application "Workstation Service". The flaw can be
| exploited remotely without any user interaction.
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| [...]
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| Microsoft has released a patch for the operating system using
| security bulletin MS06-070. This is despite saying that it had
| given up on Windows 2000 and would not make any more security
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| fixes for it.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35796
Last year:
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| Use of Microsoft Windows XP has grown inside corporations, but a new
| study shows that nearly half of business PCs are still running the
| older Windows 2000.
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http://news.com.com/The+slow+road+to+Windows+XP/2100-1016_3-5746046.html?part=rss&tag=5746046&subj=news
