__/ [ Jeanette Russo ] on Friday 24 November 2006 23:58 \__
> Kelsey Bjarnason wrote:
>> Just looking over some notes on one of the Windows servers, notes left
>> behind by the previous admin. Saw one I thought was cute:
>>
>> "Remove Windows Media Player unless required or unable to remove."
>>
>> This was from an MS security bulletin. What I want to know is why does
>> WMP even _exist_ on the server, and why would it _ever_ be impossible to
>> remove something as trivial and unnecessary as a media player? It's not
>> like we're talking required OS components; this is strictly a "toy".
>>
>> Yeesh. The mind boggles.
I have seen these tools on an ATM. More buffer overflows. More for the
hijacker to play with (or just play., provided the server holds some MP3's
for an intruder's entertainment).
> its so the windows admins can listen to music while they work.
s/work/drool/
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