Re: Question about automatic updates
From: Miha Pihler (miha.pihler_at_Atlantis-N0Spam.si)
Date: 07/31/03
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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:32:57 +0200
Hi Ed,
all patches, service packs etc from Microsoft are signed. This signature is
checked before patch or service pack is applied to the system. If anyone
would to edit (modify) or if a virus would infect such package signature
would not match and patch/service pack would not be applied ...
-- Mike MCSA 2K, MCSE 2K, MCT, ... "Ed" <vessel@usc.edu> wrote in message news:055f01c357a1$70e17200$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Hi there - > > I have a general question about the automatic update > feature of Windows XP (i.e. the "new updates are available" > info bubble). > > I am a pretty security conservative person and would > typically shy away from any update system which > automatically contacts me due to the possibility that it > could be spoofed. However, XP is so insistent about its > update process that I have caved in and allow it to > download updates. > > My question is ... are there any known viruses, trojan > horses, etc. out there which are known to exploit this? > I.e., is it at all possible that someone could have opened > an email attachment or visited a website with an auto > download that would then proceed to masquerade as the XP > automatic update service in the future to download or > upload data? The reason I ask is because the nature of the > explanation of the downloaded security patches are often so > vague that I often feel powerless to know if I really need > something or if I should ignore it and seek out security > patches on my own when I hear about them. > > thanks, > Ed
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