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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Average From my blog: ""[Unofficial patches are available, as is a leaked official
patch] [Unofficial patches are merely used by hackers as a tool to patch
machines they've compromised, to stop other hackers hacking the same machine,
although the machine is still accessable to the hacker.] [The consumer goes
along to Windows Update on Tuesday and doesn't think they need a patch, because
Microsoft tells them its not needed. Little does the consumer know their
machine was patched by a hacker, who now has control over their computer
network.]"" It means the unofficial patch is as harmful as the vulnerability and
exploit code its self. ------------snip------------------ While this might be the case with
binary-only patches, the patch released by Ilfak Guilfanov comes with the
source. Review it and compile it yourself if you are concerned. Chris |
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