[NEWS] Hacker code could unleash Windows worm
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Date: 07/27/03
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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:16:45 GMT
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5055759.html
A hacker group released code designed to exploit a widespread Windows
flaw, paving the way for a major worm attack as soon as this weekend,
security researchers warned.
The warning came Friday, after hackers from the Chinese X Focus
security group forwarded source code to several public security lists.
The code is for a program designed to allow an intruder to enter
Windows computers.
The X Focus program takes advantage of a hole in the Microsoft
operating system that lets attackers break in remotely. The flaw has
been characterized by some security experts as the most widespread
ever found in Windows
(http://news.com.com/2100-1009-1026420.html?tag=nl)
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