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Bug gives attackers complete control of Windows PCs
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| A security researcher has warned of a vulnerability in
| older versions of the Windows operating system that
| allows attackers to take full control of a PC by
| luring its user to a booby-trapped website.
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| The flaw resides in the Windows Help and Support
| Center, a feature that provides users with online
| technical support. Malicious hackers can exploit the
| weakness of Windows by embedding commands in web
| addresses that activate the feature's remote
| assistance tool, which allows administrators to
| execute commands over the internet. The exploit works
| in XP and Server 2003 versions of Windows and possibly
| others.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/10/windows_help_bug/
XP Under Attack
http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/06/10/xp-under-attack/
Malware Squared
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| Use browsers and operating systems that are more
| secure. Get away from the monopoly OS that is the main
| target of attacks. Cut down your risk by a factor of
| 1000 or so by a single step, migrating to GNU/Linux.
| It makes sense.
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/06/10/malware-squared/
Related:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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