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Windows flaw spells BSOD risk to newer operating systems

article published on 8 September, 2009

Concept code has been published that takes advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of Server Message Block (SMB), which is a protocol used in File and Printer sharing over a network. Microsoft's Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 are all currently affected by the unpatched vulnerability, while Windows 2000 and Windows XP are not affected by it at all. ... [ read the full article ]

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bobiroc
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_ 		9. September 2009 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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 the problem is defeated by using basic firewall protection
And those that do not use a firewall either in the OS or by some piece of hardware like a router with a firewall are idiots. Once again make a big deal about a vulnerability that will only affect those that have no regard for security. They headline should read "Your house will could be robbed easier if you leave your front door wide open"
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KillerBug
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_ 		9. September 2009 @ 04:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"We recommend filtering access to port TCP 445 with a firewall."

Duh...port 445 is one of the NetBios ports...and all of these ports should always be dissabled (many ISPs block these ports by default). These should ALWAYS be dissabled.

It seems that most windows vulnrabilities come from things that microsoft includes as enabled by default...yet microsoft also recomends dissabling these same services.

When I can, I manauly set the IP address, then dissable DHCP and DNS services. That way, I can dissable all internet access for SVCHOST.
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Hopium
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_ 		9. September 2009 @ 12:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its only effective from LAN so yeah unless he is on your netowrk its not as big a problem as they make it sound by excluding that info.
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DK1979
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_ 		21. September 2009 @ 07:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Blocking with firewall don't work for me :(

I only have the 1 pc so i have all the mediefiles setting turned off
and have comodo firewall blocking.

I worked fine the first week i after i saw this post but then i just started to get the BSOD again every 24 hours or so and thats REALLYYY annoying when my pc is on 24/7...

Hope and update comes soon cause i'm on XP now and i really wanna go back to vista... (HATE XP)
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