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MS: Windows help facility could be harmful (IDG News)
It's supposed to be helpful, but instead it may be harmful: A HTML-based help function found in most Windows OSes has a flaw that can let hackers help themselves to PCs. Microsoft has warned that the problem is critical because a Web site or HTML e-mail can also call up the facility -- the exploited flaw could then let the hacker take over. MS has posted a patch.
NEWS
Big patch for SQL Server covers four flaws (IDG News)
If you're running SQL Server 7.0 or 2000, you may want to check out the cumulative patch Microsoft has released for them. The patch covers four new and critical flaws in the software. The flaws include buffer overruns that could let an attacker take control of the database.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Oops! True IT blooper #67
Years ago, Bob Walker started his computer education with a Compaq Portable. To free up some disk space, he started deleting files willy-nilly. Wouldn't you know -- the next morning, the computer wouldn't start. Find out which file was the crucial one by reading this true IT blooper.
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Web site to cash in on hunger for Hannibal
How'd you like a chance encounter with Hannibal Lecter? An online gaming company is taking bets on how big a bite the carnivorous doctor will take out of the box office this weekend.
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