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Re: [News] Microsoft: 5 Unpatched "Critical" Holes Can Allow Hijacker to Take Control of Windows

On 2006-11-15, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> Microsoft warns of 5 "critical" security holes
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Microsoft Corp.  on Tuesday issued five
>| "critical" security patches to fix flaws in its software
>| that the company warned could allow attackers to takec
>| ontrol of a user's computer.
> `----
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061114/tc_nm/microsoft_security_dc
>
> Does you bank have Windows servers...? How about your hospital...?
>
> 5 holes.
>
> Critical.
>
> Unpatched.
>
> Exploits 'in the wild'.

It's already been controlled by unauthorized attackers for years, too:
(em)Ballmer, G4t3$, All-Chin, etc.

-- 
To mess up a linux box, you need to work _at_ it.
To mess up a Windows box, you need to work _on_ it.

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