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Bill Sanderson

Indeed:

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Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification
Issued: August 14, 2005
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Security Advisories Updated or Released Today
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* Security Advisory (899588)

- Title: Vulnerability in Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code
Execution and Elevation of Privilege (899588)

- Reason For Update: Advisory has been updated to advise customers
that Microsoft is actively analyzing and providing guidance on
a malicious worm identified as the "Worm:Win32/Zotob.A".

- Advisory Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=51237

- Bulletin Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48900


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Ron Chamberlin

I've done some early Monday reading, and there appears to be a variant of
the bug that can affect even unpatched SP2 users. Do it now!

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP
 
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Ron Chamberlin

Hi Andre,
The numbers of people who are patching with Windows Update has risen
dramatically, especially since Blaster/Welchia (both also went in the wild
in August!), but there are still some who haven't, thus more than fair
warning that something is cooking.

I don't usually issue 'warning' as there are so many other sources to get
your scares from, but my tracking of this issue over the past few days leads
me to believe there's gonna be a problem.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP
 
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Robin Walker [MVP]

Ron Chamberlin said:
I've done some early Monday reading, and there appears to be a
variant of the bug that can affect even unpatched SP2 users.

A URL for this particular assertion would be handy.
 

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