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Old 01-05-2006, 05:44 AM
Phil Wright
 
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As you may or may not be aware, there is a very serious vulnerability that
was recently discovered in windows that affects all version of Windows to
date. This vulnerability can be exploited simply by having an image
displayed on your computer screen.

There has been a 3rd party temporary hotfix developed that should prevent
your computer from being exploited by the vulnerability that works on
Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. This hotfix is only intended for temporary
use until Microsoft is able to release a full version of the patch, which is
tentatively scheduled for release next Tuesday, the 10th.

We have worked with the author of this hotfix to re-package the files in a
new installer package so that it is more reliable and easier to deploy, and
later remove, then the original installation he wrote. Our installer has
been tested and verified by the original author and he has included a link
to our website from his own. More details on this can be found on our
website.

There are may news articles and stories relating to this subject matter that
you can find online. There are 3 important ones that you should check out.

-Our page with some details about the MSI re-packaged installer.
http://accentconsulting.com/wmf.shtml

-Author's official website http://www.hexblog.com/ (due to load, his
site was moved to a different server last night, if the previous link comes
up with an error page, use this link http://216.227.222.95/)

-Well wrote description of the problem and links to the author's website
http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm

I strongly recommend you temporarily install this patch using either the
original version or the updated installer that we developed (they both
install the same exact patch), and then forward this email on to everyone
you know, as this does affect every version of Windows released to date.

Phil Wright
Accent Consulting Services, LLC


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