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Right from the days of Microsoft Dos operating system, a bug was left in windows OS almost for the past 17 years. In the February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system. 
It's assumed that the bug is appearing from the release of Windows NT 3.1 and the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.
The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as "critical".
This old bug was indeed discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy in January 2010 with the help of a significant utility which allows newer versions of Windows to run very old programs.
Mr Ormandy has found a way to exploit this utility in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7.
The patch for this vulnerability will appear in the February security update. Five of the vulnerabilities being patched at the same time allow attackers to effectively hijack a Windows PC and run their own programs on it.
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It's assumed that the bug is appearing from the release of Windows NT 3.1 and the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.
The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as "critical".
This old bug was indeed discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy in January 2010 with the help of a significant utility which allows newer versions of Windows to run very old programs.
Mr Ormandy has found a way to exploit this utility in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 as well as Windows Vista and Windows 7.
The patch for this vulnerability will appear in the February security update. Five of the vulnerabilities being patched at the same time allow attackers to effectively hijack a Windows PC and run their own programs on it.
more news @
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iwiz
08 February 2010 - 02:35 AM
I wonder MS took such a long period of time to correct it or any deliberate action. It seems all because of Google.
exz_factor
08 February 2010 - 08:19 AM
It took 17 years to be discovered? and it took another company to do this? It sounds interesting though what could be the use of this bug? I'm not a technological guy so I don't know what harm can it do to your computer. Any other ideas?
prasanth5
19 February 2010 - 05:11 AM
Google is about to launch the chrome os and that might be a solution to your problem. I am not sure though. Speed has been the strength of google products.
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