[UgaBYTES] Fw: Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows

Tue Nov 11 08:10:35 GMT 2008

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Subject: Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows
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Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 8:01 AM

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Patch Your Windows Now
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a security problem which could result in a remote code execution and subsequent compromise of Windows computers. It is all the more serious because no user interaction is required in order for a vulnerable machine to succumb. Closely related to this is the greater worry that hackers will write a computer worm — a self-propagating computer virus which could rampage uncontrollably across the Internet.
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