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Windows Systems Hit by Unusual Attacks
September 5, 2002
A vague alert issued by MS Product Support Services warns that the company has been tracking a new rash of hacking activity targeting Windows XP and 2000 servers. Victims have experienced modified security policies on the domain controller, which prevent legitimate users from logging on to a network. In addition, a trojan application named taskmngr.exe […]
Windows XP Service Pack 1 Released
September 2, 2002
The final release of Windows XP Service Pack 1 is now available for download by the general public. SP1 is a cumulative update containing all previously released security and bug fixes, as well as patches for new issues. In accordance with an anti-trust agreement between Microsoft and the Department of Justice, it also includes tools […]
OpenSSH Advisory, Patch Released
August 28, 2002
Details and a patch have been issued a day earlier than expected for the OpenSSH security hole uncovered late last week. A vulnerability in the challenge/response authentication mechanism of the OpenSSH daemon, versions 3.3 and earlier, could allow remote superuser compromise. ISS’s advisory has more details (they actually gave the developers a few days before […]
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