-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Two Serious New Windows Problems

And, what are these oct updates I should expect, since my windows updates 
are automatic, will that take care of that?

Christine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Two Serious New Windows Problems


> Hi Cristy it is actually very simple copy the next whole line:
>
>  regsvr32 -u "%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll"
>
>  Paste it into you run command
>  and click on OK
>
>  If you need any assistance I will be glad to help
>
>
> cristy <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  LOL...
>
> I was thinking the same thing milady hehe...but wish I could.
>
> Christine
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "milady"
> To:
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> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 1:13 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Two Serious New Windows Problems
>
>
>>I hate to say this Robert but geeeeeeeez it's like working with GREEK...I
>> coudn't manage this if I wanted to..my head won't deal with it.
>> ECKCKCKCK...
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr."
>> To: "PC Tech Talk"
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>> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:43 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Two Serious New Windows Problems
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>>
>>> Two Serious New Windows Problems
>>>
>>> Microsoft's VML Security Advisory - "Vulnerability in Vector Markup
>>> Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution." This advisory provides a
>>> general overview of the problem and, fortunately, also provides a robust
>>> interim work-around to disable Windows' and IE's VML parsing. This can
>>> and
>>> should be used until Microsoft has repaired the buffer overrun in the
>>> VGX.DLL VML parser that is being actively exploited on the Internet.
>>> How to temporarily protect your system:
>>> As detailed in Microsoft's VML security advisory (see link above), you
>>> can
>>> quickly, easily, and safely protect your system from possible VML
>>> exploitation by "unregistering" the defective DLL. The system will no
>>> longer be able to render web-based vector markup language graphics, but
>>> you won't notice any difference since few sites use VML for benign
>>> purposes.
>>> Simply copy this command from this page (highlight the entire line then
>>> type Ctrl-C to Copy it into the clipboard), then open the "Run..." 
>>> dialog
>>> by pressing your system's Start button and choosing "Run..." Press
>>> "Backspace" to remove anything that might already be in the "Open" 
>>> field,
>>> then type "Ctrl-V" to paste the command into the field. Press "OK" to
>>> execute the command and you should receive a dialog confirming that the
>>> VGX.DLL file has been "unregistered" ...
>>>
>>>
>>> regsvr32 -u "%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll"
>>> Please tell your family and friends and the word. Since this newly
>>> discovered Windows VML defect is being actively exploited by thousands 
>>> of
>>> web sites to install malware, and since viewing malicious eMail with 
>>> many
>>> versions of Outlook will also cause this to occur, EVERY Windows user is
>>> a
>>> potential victim. Please help people to protect themselves.
>>> How to "re-register" the VGX.DLL:
>>> Once Microsoft has repaired this defect, which should happen no later
>>> than
>>> the second Tuesday in October (Oct. 10th) - and after you have applied
>>> those October security updates - you should re-register the repaired
>>> VGX.DLL file by repeating the steps above, but using a command without
>>> the
>>> "-u" argument, as follows:
>>>
>>>
>>> regsvr32 "%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll"
>>> At that time, please also remind anyone you may have helped to protect
>>> themselves through un-registering the DLL to re-register it AFTER they
>>> have updated their system with the current October patches.
>>> Windows 2000 Compressed File Corruption
>>> . . . or as Microsoft's official update page is titled: "Compressed 
>>> files
>>> that are larger than 4 kilobytes may be corrupted when you create or
>>> update the files." A serious "regression" error was introduced into last
>>> month's (August 2006) security patches for Windows 2000 systems. This
>>> error can cause corruption of NTFS-compressed files on systems that have
>>> had security update 920958 (MS06-049) applied.
>>>
>>> If you are using Windows 2000 (any flavor) and keeping it current with
>>> monthly security patches, you should IMMEDIATELY apply this patch to 
>>> cure
>>> the error that was introduced in August's security update:
>>>
>>> Obtain the Windows2000-KB925308-x86-ENU.EXE package now.
>>>
>>> And, again, please inform anyone you know, who is using Windows 2000,
>>> about this critical issue.
>>>
>>>
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