Window's 'biggest security threat ever' leaves all versions vulnerable..

Security experts call this the worst threat yet

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10684853/
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A flaw, discovered last week, that allows viri and spyware to infect a computer merely by opening an image was recently made worse by hackers who published the vulnerable source code.  A new patch will be out around Jan. 10, but many security experts are recommending people  to use an unofficial patch and to be careful following  unknown links and opening e-mail.  (stuff like this is why i stopped the musical vision threads)
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

OOPS... The statement from microsoft and the patch link that i had placed here was a statement from their last security warning.  I thought that it was too good to be real.  They are all starting to look the same...

To clarify, the new threat is real.  A second comment i posted about a statement from microsoft that included a link to a patch was not current. 

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks, Gary.  I'm all patched up until next time.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Patched, rebooted, and hoping this doesn't cause too many 'net outages.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Patched...and rebooting...
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thanx yrag
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
cheers for the patch yrag
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm

MS Hotfix: KB912919
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
www.windowsupdate.com Official patch released
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Microsoft has released an official patch for the WMF vulnerability. It is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-001.mspx

Is this a new patch yrag?
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I believe you have to uninstall the patch, before you install the official one from Microsoft.

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yep, uninstalled the temp patch ID and M$ update kicked in heard that the temp patch messed up some printing as well hope this as no bugs
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Make sure to uninstall the patch... through add/remove.

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was in the middle of reaching for that patch, when all of a sudden I realized I was working on a mac...