Gigantic,catastrophic security flaw in Windows - no defense...

From: sgopus (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:20:39 -0700

Then keep on dreaming.
you will get no direct response from microsoft on this
forum.

Get a firewall, get a decent AV software package, keep
away from those bad sites.
Never had a virus on my pc!

>-----Original Message-----
>I posted earlier about the CWS.searchx trojan virus --- I
would like some
>response directly from Microsoft ---
>
>this gets inserted into my system merely by logging into
to a particular
>website; I have set all Interenet explorer settings to
the most conservative
>possible security settings, accept for allowing a few
items necessary to
>login to the site. I never accepted any installation of
any programs,
>controls, or scripts from this site, but I still get the
trojan infection.
>
>Seems to me that this is a pure, flat-out security hole
in Windows XP (and
>IE 6.0288 SP2), allowing for backdoor access to the
user's system. I don't
>see how MS can be complascent about this, providing only
obscure, backwater
>technical builitins and FAQ(s) with dozens of diagnostic
steps, registry
>edits and obscure references to third parties for a fix.
THIS REQUIRES AT
>THE VERY LEAST A NEW OS PATCH or OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATE
(SERVICE PACK 3).
>
>PLEASE FIX THIS
CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
>
>
>.
>

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