Re: ELLiE

From: Ken Wickes [MSFT] (kenwic_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/08/03 

Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 12:12:47 -0700

There was a security issue as described in Q323255. You did get the patch.
You just got a patch where the title had been written in Arabic instead of
English.

Remember that Windows is translated into many languages and patches have to
me made for each language. 

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"afire" <afireinyuma@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:01a101c31594$e121aed0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Uh, I realize I am quite ignorant in regards to computers,
> however, I am not completely stupid.  Obviously there is
> more to it than it merely being arabic for update.
> Otherwise, why would microsoft have a bulletin concerning
> Q323255, how it has an unchecked buffer in windows help
> facility which could enable code execution?  This article
> as well as many others state that an attacker could gain
> control over the user's security system, as well as this
> being a critical matter needing a patch to fix it?  I came
> here for some help, not put-downs.  I don't expect any
> answers to this post, nor do I any longer expect any help
> here.
> Thanks so much Charles for referring us to the google
> search.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >On Wed, 7 May 2003 13:47:21 -0700, "afire"
> <afireinyuma@hotmail.com>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Ok, now that we know that a hacker got in through
> windows
> >>update, what do I do about it?
> >
> >Uhh...   You may know it but everyobody else saw the real
> >explanation...
> >
> >You had no hackers.  The upgrade that Windows Update sent
> out to you
> >was the Arabic version, and converted to an Arabic font
> the "Ellie"
> >you see is the Arabic word for "Upgrade".  Meaning you
> have the
> >correct file, but originally targetd for the Arabic
> localized version
> >of Windows 98.
> >
> >Pay attention to your original question thread.
> >
> >Jeff
> >.
> >

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