[Shop-talk] Hey Y'all -- important windows security patch

[Wayne]

Gretings Shop-Talkers,

I don't usually send stuff like this, cause the majority you receive is 
some bogus alarmist crap from a non-technical person.  But this is real:

Just last week Microsoft announced a new security exploit discovered in
all current windows versions.  It's expected the bad guys will start
trying to spread this one very quickly in the next few, and once a
machine is infected it will try to propogate to others (it's a "worm").
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958644

It's considered critical enough that MS released a special patch just
for it (rather than their one a month batches) AND you don't have to
have all the "Genuine Windows Authentication" bull$7it running.

If you have the "automatic updates" running on XP, you may already have
it.  But it's quick to load and install, and doesn't hurt to try, even
if you're already auto-updated.

For windoze XP (most of ya'):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0D5F9B6E-9265-44B9-A376-2067B73D6A03&displaylang=en

For windoze 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E22EB3AE-1295-4FE2-9775-6F43C5C2AED3&displaylang=en

For Vista.... you were apparently oblivious to all the warnings for the
last 3 years saying "Vista sucks".  You're on your own.

Search for KB958644 for any others (server editions or 64 bit). If
you're still running '98, it hasn't been supported in years.  No
patches.  Don't know if it's vulnerable.

And much as I hate to say it "send this to every one you know"

   -Wayne