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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Technology Section => Topic started by: smilodon on November 15, 2009, 10:56:55 AM

Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: smilodon on November 15, 2009, 10:56:55 AM
Zero Day Vulnerability discovered. And so it begins...

http://www.itproportal.com/www/news/article/2009/11/15/microsoft-windows-7-hit-zero-day-vulnerability/
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: sulky_uk on November 15, 2009, 11:16:45 AM
avast is throwing up virus alerts on that page!!, hope they are false results
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: DannagE on November 15, 2009, 11:49:55 AM
Quote from: sulky_uk;296418avast is throwing up virus alerts on that page!!, hope they are false results

Yeah smilo, that page looks dodgy to me too. Chucked up an alert and crashed firefox.
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: delanvital on November 15, 2009, 12:03:44 PM
I will stay away then :)
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: smilodon on November 15, 2009, 12:29:07 PM
That's odd. ITProPortal is a legit web site. It's been around for ten years. I think there might be something wonky with someones AV software.

The google search for IT Pro Portal returns this, which does confirm it's legit. However it's possible it might have been hijacked?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=itproportal&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=

I'm looking at this site from Firefox in Linux with the script sentry extension and it's perfectly Ok for me. Then again I'd not want anyone to go and get something nasty on their PC.
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: Bob on November 15, 2009, 04:27:34 PM
Quote from: sulky_uk;296418avast is throwing up virus alerts on that page!!, hope they are false results
Quote from: DannagE;296421Yeah smilo, that page looks dodgy to me too. Chucked up an alert and crashed firefox.
I'm running Avast as well, but didn't notice anything at all. But then again, I'm also running the NoScript add-on (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722) for Firefox, which pretty much protects you from most nasty/dodgy sites. Highly recommended :)

Quote from: smilodon;296425However it's possible it might have been hijacked?
Another reason to run NoScript. C'mon folks, no reason to wait at all - go get it!
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: Jabbs on November 15, 2009, 04:45:30 PM
The page is fine I think
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: kregoron on November 15, 2009, 06:01:09 PM
Srsly there exist no perfectly secure OS, so this hopefully didnt come to a surprise to any..
Every OS out there has flaws, that could be exploited to malicious things..
Title: Windows 7. New OS, same old Microsoft
Post by: Lameduck on November 15, 2009, 06:11:13 PM
Quote from: sulky_uk;296418avast is throwing up virus alerts on that page!!, hope they are false results
Went to site via Google news headline and KasperskyAv blocked URL drop of://www.nextgirl.cn/promo/index.php.
Looks like a (usually) good news source has been hacked :sad:
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