three windows security holes come at a bad time
Written by jlgaddis on December 25, 2004 – 12:55 pm -By Angela Gunn, USA Today.
Three new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft’s Windows operating system, leaving computers running that OS open to possible hacker attacks — including PCs running the recently released XP SP2 (Service Pack 2).
The vulnerabilities were published on various online security newsgroups and confirmed by antivirus firm Symantec. The discoveries raise particular concern since, with the holidays underway, interested worm-writers may have a significant head start on security professionals hoping to plug the hole.
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