Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Another Critical ActiveX Bug for Microsoft

Another bug in an ActiveX control puts users of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 in jeopardy. The bug is in the WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control, and if you visit a malicious website (using Microsoft Internet Explorer) that tries to exploit this bug, the bad guys may take complete control of your system. This is rated a Critical bug for Windows 2000 and Windows XP by Microsoft, and a moderate bug for Windows Server 2003. Get your patch at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-057.mspx, (although there may be some problems with patch availability on 10/10