[real-eyes] Re: Windows Shortcut Exploit Protection Tool
- From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:05:07 -0500
Antivirus programs are pretty much a joke. If anything gets through they
can't even really clean your machine because things hide in the system
restore folders. The only real defense is to have an image of your hard
drive backed up that you can reload if problems happen. Do I have such an
image? Of course not.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Clark" <kcpadfoot@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:51 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Windows Shortcut Exploit Protection Tool
The following important info is from
Sophos
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-windows-shortcut-exploit-protection-tool.html
Windows Shortcut Exploit Protection Tool
Windows Shortcut Exploit
Protection Tool
Download now
Block the Windows Shortcut Exploit
Detects the Windows Shortcut Exploit
Blocks exploit from running
Works with your existing anti-virus
Block the Windows Shortcut Exploit
The Windows Shortcut Exploit
is a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Windows that allows a
Windows shortcut
link to run a malicious DLL file. Our free, easy-to-use tool blocks this
exploit
from running on your computer.
First, check your computer
Before downloading this free tool, first scan your computer with your
existing anti-virus
to check for and remove malware that may be present.
Stay protected from the exploit
After you have scanned your computer, download and install our Windows
Shortcut Exploit
Protection Tool. Our tool will notify you if you happen to browse to an
exploited
link and it will block the exploit from running.
Here is the link to download the tool
http://downloads.sophos.com/custom-tools/Sophos%20Windows%20Shortcut%20Exploit%20Protection%20Tool.msi
I learned about this today while listening to the live broadcast of
Security Now www.grc.com/sn
It is unknown when Microsoft will be able to release a fix for this
exploit. Sophos made this free tool that will protect you from being
attacked. Your current anti virus or malware software won't protect you.
Steve Gibson, the host of the Security Now podcast said there are
already worms out on the net that use this exploit.
Security Now is recorded live on Wednesday around 1:00 pm and can be
listened to by going to live.twit.tv with your browser or you can
listen in winamp by pasting this address into winamp, press control l to
open the location box then copy and paste the following:
http://twit.am/listen.m3u
Then simply press enter.
There are other shows from twit.tv that are recorded live and
rebroadcast during the week.
Steve
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