From: Panda Oxygen3: "We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contests, and you must win". Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian of Rome. - Security update 2005-006 for Mac OS X - Oxygen3 24h-365d, for Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com) Madrid, June 9 2005 - Apple has released a security update 2005-006 to correct multiple vulnerabilities affecting several versions of Mac OS X. These fixes should be applied to different Mac OS X services and modules, such as AFP Server, Bluetooth, CoreGraphics, Folder Permissions, launchd, LaunchServices, MCX Client, NFS, PHP and VPN. The security implications are also varied and range from vulnerabilities that can only be exploited locally to remote and indiscriminate execution of arbitrary code. Updates are available at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/, and are offered for the following versions of the operating system: - Mac OS X v10.3.9 - Mac OS X Server v10.3.9 - Mac OS X v10.4.1 - Mac OS X Server v10.4.1 The original Apple notice, available at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301742, includes more details about the vulnerabilities. NOTE: The address above may not show up on your screen as a single line. This would prevent you from using the link to access the web page. If this happens, just use the 'cut' and 'paste' options to join the pieces of the URL. ------------------------------------------------------------ The 5 viruses most frequently detected by Panda ActiveScan, Panda Software's free online scanner: 1)Netsky.P; 2)Qhost.gen; 3)Mhtredir.gen; 4)Sdbot.ftp; 5)Shinwow.E. ------------------------------------------------------------ To contact with Panda Software, please visit: http://www.pandasoftware.com/about/contact/ ------------------------------------------------------------ *********** MIKE"S REPLY SEPARATOR *********** Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see a sample on my web page http://www3.telus.net/mikebike <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/worm_removal.htm See my Anti-Virus pages http://virusinfo.hackfix.org/index <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> A Technical Support Alliance and OWTA Charter Member