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Windows: Prevent a worm by updating Remote Desktop Services (Critical! Patch Now!)
Microsoft Technet ^
| May 14, 2019
| Microsoft Security Response Center Team
Posted on 05/20/2019 5:30:49 PM PDT by dayglored
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Executive Summary:
Patch Windows Now.
This one is so bad Microsoft released a patch for Windows XP and Server 2003. The vulnerability affects Windows 7 and earlier, and Windows Server 2008R2 and earlier.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:30:49 PM PDT
by
dayglored
To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:31:31 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: dayglored
Quick, transform to Linux....
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:31:34 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: dayglored
Should I update my XP VMs?
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:32:09 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: dayglored
Those of us who are still running Windows 7 (or XP) need this patch if the computer is connected to anything else (Internet, other Windows computers, etc.)
Windows 8, 8.1, and 10, and Server 2012, 2016, 2019 are not affected by this worm.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:33:08 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Paladin2
>
Should I update my XP VMs? Yes, if you have them connected to anything else. Note that this vulnerability is in the Remote Desktop service, so if you're not using Remote Desktop Connection, you're okay, but most people do have it enabled.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:35:00 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Paladin2
>
Quick, transform to Linux.... Or Windows 10, which doesn't have this particular vulnerability. :-)
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:35:41 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: dayglored
The cynic in me asks if this isn’t a back door approach for MS to degrade the performance of legacy OS’s.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: dayglored
Windows 10 —> Hardware Upgrade, purge no longer supported old stuff.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:39:53 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: dayglored
So, I hope w Win. 10 I am safe from this.
To: dayglored
Thanks, I’ll have to go review and make sure that that feature[bug?] is Kilt.
Whatta bout VNC?
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:42:59 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Innovative; dayglored
My Geek Squad guy looked it up for me and said you’re fine with Window 10 (But apparently you do for W7 and XP).
Don’t know why that can’t be in the Headline - make it easier for folks.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:44:15 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: dayglored
Why does it say?
Security Vulnerability
Published: 05/14/2019
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:52:46 PM PDT
by
McGruff
To: Jim 0216
>
My Geek Squad guy looked it up for me and said you’re fine with Window 10 (But apparently you do for W7 and XP). Don’t know why that can’t be in the Headline - make it easier for folks. Correct, Win10 is safe from this one.
I couldn't fit it into the headline, so I put it in my #1 comment.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:56:27 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Paladin2
>
Whatta bout VNC? VNC is a totally different protocol, different service. Unaffected by this; AFAIK the concern is just RDP.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:57:30 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Innovative
>
So, I hope w Win. 10 I am safe from this. Yep, Win10 is unaffected by this one.
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posted on
05/20/2019 5:58:35 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: Don W
>
The cynic in me asks if this isn’t a back door approach for MS to degrade the performance of legacy OS’s. Nah, highly unlikely it's intentional.
HOWEVER, it is certainly a reminder that running older releases of Windows is even more risky than running recent releases of Windows.
Microsoft REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wants you to migrate to Windows 10.
REALLY.
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posted on
05/20/2019 6:00:27 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: dayglored
I think I’m safe with my Win98. It cant even hold the update file its memory is so small !!
To: dayglored
Since 2000, I’ve disabled Remote Desktop Connections after every new installation of Windows. Call me paranoid, lol.
To: George from New England
>
...safe with my Win98... Wow. Well, yeah, in this particular regard.
But I certainly hope you're not using Win98 to access the internet.
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posted on
05/20/2019 6:22:48 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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