Re: A Very Dangerous Worm in Windows Metafile Images (WMF)



Frank Bemelman wrote:

> "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
> news:43B92555.F42DA016@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Frank Bemelman wrote:
> >
> > > I suppose some folks may catch this new virus. But if the internet
> > > is going to melt down tomorrow, I'd expect to hear more about
> > > it, other than a worried post from Mike Monett.
> >
> > It has to start somewhere. I was initially sceptical but investigated
> > it. As time passed I saw that the alerts were increasing in severity.
>
> Or are you hearing echoes of the same?
>
> >
> > This is a real one.
> >
>
> The real one, real soon now.
>
> > I've finally installed Opera ( after years of my IT friends saying I
> > should ) as my default browser. It's better than IE anyway ! Page
> > rendering is blisteringly fast. It is essentialy unaffected by this
> > current issue. I recommend it.
> >
> > " Opera 8.x with all vendor patches installed and all vendor
> > workarounds applied, is currently affected by one or more Secunia
> > advisories rated Not critical "
>
> Ah, so it is just a big Opera spam! Clever!
>
> If you don't mind, I'll wait until a small portion of the internet melts...

If someone told you a flood was coming would you wait til it was half way up
the walls of your house before acting ?

Graham

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