Tipp
07-22-2010, 11:06 AM
Computer bods out there, what do you think? have a read.
here is a paragrpah from the article. Seems the Internet could be under attack?
see the link below.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/16559/can_windows_kill_the_internet?source=CTWNLE_nlt_ms ft_2010-07-22
""Can Windows kill the Internet?
TAGS:exploit, Internet, lnk, security, Windows
IT TOPICS:Cybercrime & Hacking, Internet, Operating Systems, Security, Windows
I've long thought that someday Windows' security problems could foul up the Internet for everyone. That day may be arriving.
It's not just me being paranoid about Windows. It's the ISC (Internet Storm Center), the group that tracks the overall health of the Internet. They're wondering whether the newly discovered "LNK" exploit might be used to slam the brakes on the Internet's high-speed traffic.
According to Lenny Zeltser, an ISC security consultant, the ISC has decided to raise the Infocon level to Yellow to increase awareness of the recent LNK vulnerability and to help preempt a major issue resulting from its exploitation. Although we have not observed the vulnerability exploited beyond the original targeted attacks, we believe wide-scale exploitation is only a matter of time. The proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available, and the issue is not easy to fix until Microsoft issues a patch. Furthermore, anti-virus tools' ability to detect generic versions of the exploit have not been very effective so far.""
here is a paragrpah from the article. Seems the Internet could be under attack?
see the link below.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/16559/can_windows_kill_the_internet?source=CTWNLE_nlt_ms ft_2010-07-22
""Can Windows kill the Internet?
TAGS:exploit, Internet, lnk, security, Windows
IT TOPICS:Cybercrime & Hacking, Internet, Operating Systems, Security, Windows
I've long thought that someday Windows' security problems could foul up the Internet for everyone. That day may be arriving.
It's not just me being paranoid about Windows. It's the ISC (Internet Storm Center), the group that tracks the overall health of the Internet. They're wondering whether the newly discovered "LNK" exploit might be used to slam the brakes on the Internet's high-speed traffic.
According to Lenny Zeltser, an ISC security consultant, the ISC has decided to raise the Infocon level to Yellow to increase awareness of the recent LNK vulnerability and to help preempt a major issue resulting from its exploitation. Although we have not observed the vulnerability exploited beyond the original targeted attacks, we believe wide-scale exploitation is only a matter of time. The proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available, and the issue is not easy to fix until Microsoft issues a patch. Furthermore, anti-virus tools' ability to detect generic versions of the exploit have not been very effective so far.""