DSO exploit

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Every time I run Spybot, the program shows a problem with an DSO Exploit entry. I understand that this is a security hole in IE. I have not been able to find any info/patch or update for this on Microsoft website.
Does anybody know what I can do?

Thanks
 
Greetings --

That particular exploit was patched by an IE Cumulative Update
MS02-015, in March of 2002. If you've installed this specific patch,
or any subsequent IE Cumulative Updates, or Service Pack 1, you're
safe. It would appear that the latest version of Spybot S&D is only
checking for Internet zone settings in the registry that could be used
as work-around protection, and not for the presence of any corrective
patches.

MS02-015 March 28, 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319182

If you like, you can test your system for this particular
vulnerability at this web site:
http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/


Bruce Chambers
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Barryan Yankee said:
Every time I run Spybot, the program shows a problem with an DSO
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Exploit entry. I understand that this is a security hole in IE. I
have not been able to find any info/patch or update for this on
Microsoft website.
 
Thank you once more for your help

Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

That particular exploit was patched by an IE Cumulative Update
MS02-015, in March of 2002. If you've installed this specific patch,
or any subsequent IE Cumulative Updates, or Service Pack 1, you're
safe. It would appear that the latest version of Spybot S&D is only
checking for Internet zone settings in the registry that could be used
as work-around protection, and not for the presence of any corrective
patches.

MS02-015 March 28, 2002 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319182

If you like, you can test your system for this particular
vulnerability at this web site:
http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH



Exploit entry. I understand that this is a security hole in IE. I
have not been able to find any info/patch or update for this on
Microsoft website.
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Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
 
Barryan Yankee said:
Every time I run Spybot, the program shows a problem with an DSO Exploit
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entry.

Just to add to the other responses. This is a known issue with Spybot v1.3.
It will not automatically fix the problem even if you tell it to. I found it
was just as fast to manually make the fix.

Brian
 
Barryan Yankee said:
Every time I run Spybot, the program shows a problem with an DSO Exploit entry. I understand that this is a security hole in IE. I have not been able to find any info/patch or update for this on Microsoft website.
Does anybody know what I can do?

Thanks
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