OT - MSN messenenger security risk (rather large :x )

[speshneeds]

http://www.ntlworld.com/help/messenger.html


UPDATE NOW!!!


this has potential to have more impact than lovesan/welchia etc

 

[Purefun]

MSN Messenger != Microsoft messenger.
Afaik the bug concerns the messenger service which is responsible for the network popup adds. Most ppl have the service disabled anyway, has nothing to do with the IM app.

 

[-Nxs-]

!= = is not

For those not technical, this "security" notice refers to an internal service (part) of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, not MSN messanger.

The notice was also from October, and any self consious computer user would click on Windows Update at least every month.... wouldnt you ??

 

[Kagato.]

God I love windows 98