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    Default Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks

    A newly discovered and as-of-yet unpatched security vulnerability in Windows XP could let an attacker remotely crash computers.

    The flaw affects the Windows Remote Desktop Service, which lets users access their Windows PC from a remote location. An attacker could remotely exploit the problem to crash a victim's PC in what's known as a denial-of-service attack, according to a posting on the Security Protocols Web site earlier this week. The user would then see the Windows "blue screen of death."

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    Do hackers sit and just look for new ways to get into peoples Pc everyday
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    basically yes. its a form of entertainment for them.
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    Those guys need to work at windows, is like everyday them find a new hole
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet
    Those guys need to work at windows, is like everyday them find a new hole
    actually, i have been told that some of these hackers are eventually hired by microsoft so as to reveal vulnerabilities in their softwares, enabling them to make their products a little more secure.

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    yup thats true. they even hired the "napster kid" when he was in trouble with the RIAA.

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    Default Serious Flaw in XP SP2 Firewall

    And here I was just thinking how great it is to create a sliptreamed cd....

    Microsoft has acknowledged that it is working on a patch for a potentially serious security hole in fully patched versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
    read up here

    The thing is this flaw has been around from a long time...and noone said anything....and the patch to fix it isnt going to be ready untill around august....
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    LOL and to think that some ppl actually rely on that firewall. good think i never trust anything from microsoft.

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    Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to re-invent it poorly.
    Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to reinvent it poorly.

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    i always disable the sp2 firewall and use a third-party firewall, currently using zone alarm.

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