 fancydancerPerception is realityPremium
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Springfield, IL | Check it out Yo! Uh, yeah, like mentioned above, this isn't new. Anyone with a HSI connection should of gotten this critical update, I will be more lenient towards dial up users (but that's still no excuse). Everyone needs to make time to do a Windows Update every once in awhile. And if you're the lazy type configure your Automatic updates to download and install in the middle of the night (3am is default). But, if you did fall prey to this nasty exploit, help is here at the link below. Includes removal instructions as well.
»securityresponse.symantec.com/av···orm.html
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 nilJava Geek
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| They published this information less than a month ago.. people who do not make it a habit to read geek-websites (that would be 95% of the population) probably have no idea this vulnerability exists.
It's nice to want to blame this on the users.. but no.. it's not their fault the software they paid good money for is full of security holes. Perhaps the multi-billion dollar company that insists on releasing software before it's fully white-box tested has something to do with it.
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fancydancerPerception is realityPremium
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Springfield, IL | That's why everything is becoming so automated anymore. Look at online-bill pay. You don't even have to write checks, or mail them out. Convenience is the key. What I'm getting at is that you can keep your security holes filled without much effort or knowledge.
said by nil:
it's not their fault the software they paid good money for is full of security holes. Perhaps the multi-billion dollar company that insists on releasing software before it's fully white-box tested has something to do with it.
Good point, I agree. But the patch was available before it became a large problem. Available through windowsupdate, which is only a click of a mouse away.
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