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  1. September 12th, 2002, 11:08 AM #1
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    Help Center request can easily and silently delete the contents of any directory on y

    A malicious Win-XP Help Center request can easily and silently delete the contents of any directory on your Windows machine.


    http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27074.html
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  2. September 12th, 2002, 05:56 PM #2
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    big security problem, but was fixed in SP1
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  3. September 13th, 2002, 12:50 AM #3
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    Microsoft should be making it front page news so people can fix it even if they don't install SP1.
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    For those on dialup that have not yet been able to apply SP1 yet, patch courtesy of Steve Gibson here
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    If you don't want to use Gibsons software, you can apply the fix yourself in just a few seconds.

    Just simply paste this into your browser and hit enter:

    C:\Windows\PCHEALTH\HELPCTR\SYSTEM\DFS\

    Note: Use the correct drive letter for your particular setup.


    Locate the file called uplddrvinfo.htm. and simply either delete it or rename it.

    Problem solved.
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