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Dear Mark,
While my system is completely protected and Norton AV updated all the time,
I did get 2 emails through the list that had no content. Included was a .dat
file that tried to run Windows MMedia (but failed).
I immediatly downloaded the patch, thanks for the tip.
Robert
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Robert Linders
Orlando, FL
email: mugsnug@xxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Jurik" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Omega List'" <Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; "'Realtraders'"
<realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: Security Alert: Windows Media Player (WMP)
> A hacker can craft a file in Advanced Streaming Format
> (ASF), such that a buffer overflow causes WMP to
> execute hacker commands, at a permission level
> of the current user.
>
> Microsoft has released a cumulative patch for WMP.
> For Windows Media Player 6.4, 7 and 7.1, go to
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
bulletin/MS01-056.asp
>
> *** URL is all on one line ***
>
> =======================================
>
> - mark jurik
>
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