Hackers hunting unpatched MS PCs
By
Hackers are actively using exploit code to target a flaw in Microsoft’s software that generated a special warning from the U.S. government last week. The problem concerns a networking function called Windows Server services within the Windows OS, used for file sharing and printing. Make sure you update and patch those holes!
Microsoft issued a patch, MS06-040, for the problem on Aug. 8, which affected several Microsoft OSs. Security experts warned then that exploit code had been detected and could be used more widely. However, the latest exploit code only affects users running Windows 2000 who have not applied the patch, Microsoft said.
Comments are closed.