UPDATE YOUR COMPUTER

Kiss your arse goodbye - you are history [bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by Eevo

still running windows xp. what should i do?

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run windows update :p

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Originally Posted by incisor

run windows update :p

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ha, that would actualy work
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...-cve-2019-0708

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Originally Posted by incisor

If you own any sort of computer with an INTEL cpu I suggest you update the operating system ASAP

This applies to apple or pc of any variety with an intel cpu that is on the internet

Windows xp and up

Affects linux as well

Not sure how far back apple will update

Don’t argue just do it

You have been warned

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What happens if we don't upgrade?

Hmmmm. That may explain my work computer forcing an urgent update and reboot just now...

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Originally Posted by trout1105

What happens if we don't upgrade?

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You are most likely vulnerable just by having your computer on and connected to the internet, you need to be doing nothing special to be caught up in this.

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A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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This is now talking about RDP and Windows Terminal Services. Quiet different to side channel attacks and speculative execution attacks. The original post was about an Intel vulnerability which applied to all operating systems. And hence why the second poster asked if it was about zombieload, being the latest exploit of that nature.

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Originally Posted by speleomike

This is now talking about RDP and Windows Terminal Services.

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it's a pretty scary thing this vulnerability.

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Originally Posted by trout1105

What happens if we don't upgrade?

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you make many others including those people you consider friends, vulnerable by allowing access to their info on your system

be a good man and look after your mates...

nice,,
update KB4494441 -Error 0x80070005

microsoft says to sfc /scannow

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"Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation."

sigh..