----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Clutterbuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Is anybody experiencing or has seen a problem with Windows XP > recently involving an automatic shutdown? My brother and a friend > are both experiencing this issue. Within minutes of Windows > booting up they receive a dialog informing them of a remote > shutdown request through the Remote Procedure Call client (RPC) Tue Aug 05 Source: Sunday Times The international information security community warns that hacker code has already been posted to exploit the Microsoft RPC (Remote Procedure Call) vulnerability, affecting all recent versions of Windows. If administrators do not apply a patch, commentators say the aftermath could "make Code Red and Slammer look like child's play". The critical Windows patch, available in different forms for the various versions of Windows, was issued over a week ago, but many systems may still be insecure. All NT-based Windows editions are affected, as are Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. "Code Red and Slammer did not do much damage on the local system, it concentrated on spreading itself via the network," opines one security advisory list. "This time, a.hacker could decide to wipe the system after it has infected 10 machines. With this exploit, it can gain access with system privileges, which represent the highest privilege on a Windows system." Of course your brother and his friend have put in the latest patches for XP... haven't they? ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
