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Windows 10 (and prior) bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file's icon (Zero-day, not fixed)
Bleeping Computer ^
| Jan 14, 2021
| Ax Sharma
Posted on 01/15/2021 8:43:27 AM PST by dayglored
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Looks like a problem to me, especially since it's not patched. Microsoft has been notified and says they're investigating. I expect more to emerge on this in coming days.
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:43:27 AM PST
by
dayglored
To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:44:12 AM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored; ShadowAce; Swordmaker
Tech Ping!..........................
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:44:40 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(TREASON is the REASON for the SLEAZIN'.................................)
To: rdb3; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; martin_fierro; Still Thinking; zeugma; Vinnie; ironman; ...
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:46:17 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
To: dayglored
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:47:13 AM PST
by
dinodino
( )
To: dayglored
Looks like a problem to me, especially since it's not patched. Microsoft has been notified and says they're investigating. I expect more to emerge on this in coming days. Once again, so glad I do not run Windows.
Linux Ubuntu19 5.10.0-051000-generic #202012132330 SMP Sun Dec 13 23:33:36 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:48:17 AM PST
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: dayglored
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:53:48 AM PST
by
sauropod
("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
To: dayglored
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:54:05 AM PST
by
QBFimi
(It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
To: All
In before “It’s a feature not a bug” crowd.
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:54:06 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(USA - Born July 4, 1776. Died Jan. 20, 2021 in the Year of our Covid.)
To: dayglored
Windows updated this morning. Maybe that’s the fix.
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posted on
01/15/2021 8:58:03 AM PST
by
ArcadeQuarters
(Socialism requires slavery.)
To: dayglored
I glanced at the article and I didn’t see a solution to the vulnerability. It is easy to fix. Since, this occurs on NTFS volumes, change the security associated with the command prompt, cmd.exe, to only allow administrators to execute. I believe you can explicitly exclude access by non administrator account. This should be done to other utilities as well. Additionally, do not do every day work on an account administrator account. Sign on as Administrator when you do admin work, then sign off.
To: ArcadeQuarters
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Windows updated this morning. Maybe that’s the fix. Unlikely -- I'd be astonished if Microsoft could get a fix out that quickly. More likely, it was the regular January Patch Tuesday update from Tue 1/12.
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:04:46 AM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
To: dayglored
This is why I won’t touch Win10; it is a virus.
Win7 is their last strong, user-friendly platform, so that’s what I’m running — including ‘downgrading’ a Win10 computer to Win7.
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:06:03 AM PST
by
walford
(https://www.facebook.com/wralford)
To: ConservativeInPA
I don't think so.... This is from the article:
What's worse is, the vulnerability can be triggered by standard and low privileged user accounts...
I haven't test it myself, of course...
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:07:27 AM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: walford
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This is why I won’t touch Win10; it is a virus. Win7 is their last strong, user-friendly platform, so that’s what I’m running — including ‘downgrading’ a Win10 computer to Win7. The article has an update at the end saying that versions back to and including Windows XP have this same vulnerability. So Windows 7 almost certainly has the same problem.
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:09:35 AM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
Maybe Gates should stick to fixing his dumpster fire of an OS
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:24:00 AM PST
by
montag813
("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
To: ConservativeInPA
“change the security associated with the command prompt, cmd.exe, to only allow administrators to execute.”
won’t work since Windows makes user accounts administrators by default ... almost no regular users have any idea how to make non-administrator accounts .
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:32:33 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: dayglored
SO what is the one-line command and how do I know if my computer is in jeopardy?
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:38:36 AM PST
by
nuconvert
( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
To: montag813
... and leave the distribution of virii to the skilled professionals.
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posted on
01/15/2021 9:38:59 AM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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