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KB912919Published By Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP
A WMF is a Windows Metafile, an
image that contains additional information, and is the method for
attacking Windows PCs around the globe. WMF security "exploits" are not new,
infact it can all be traced back to code written in the 1980's and
affects all versions from Windows 3.0, released in 1990 to Windows
XP. The guys over at F-Secure, a security company based in Finland,
say "it probably affects more computers than any other security
vulnerability". The good news is that this will not
be an issue in the next release - Windows Vista due fall of 2006
Microsoft Release A New WMF Security Patch... This security update
APPLIES TO: Microsoft Windows
Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86) • Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with: Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Microsoft Windows XP
Professional • Microsoft Windows
2000 Service Pack 4, when used with: Microsoft Windows
2000 Advanced Server Many PC owners will have "Automatic
Updates" turned on.... More info here:
http://www.updatexp.com/windows-automatic-updates.html If that is your situation then the
patch is already installed by now. HOWEVER you can check by looking
in the Add / Remove programs section. To do this:
1) Click on the
Start Menu 2) Select Control Panel
from the menu 3) Now Select Add or Remove
programs 4) In
the new window make sure Change or Remove programs is
selected on the left hand side. Now put a tick in the box at the top
that says: show updates 5)
This will now display all the Windows XP Security fixes and Hot
fixes on your computer. Look for the one near the end called: Security
Update for Windows XP (KB912919)
Simple... Go now to this Microsoft webpage and
follow the instructions:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/
What If I Want More Technical Information On KB912919 ? Go now to this Microsoft webpage:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx
What If I Applied The "Workaround" You Mentioned In Your
Previous Warning? If you applied the "workaround" by
disabling the Windows Picture and fax Viewer that I showed in my
article at
http://www.updatexp.com/wmf-exploit.html You will now
need to re-register this software on your PC. (This was also advised by many other
websites too.) Here's How: Click Start, click Run, type
regsvr32 shimgvw.dll and then click OK. Click
OK to close the dialog box.
The Windows Media Player DVD XPack The DVD XPack instantly adds DVD playback to Why Use It? BECAUSE: I have
been using this
plug-in for several years now NB -
Link not working correctly in your browser? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally a quality XP Newsletter!
FACT: There are dozens of Windows XP newsletters - BUT this one is different!
Find out more here: XP Newsletter I hope this page on the KB912919 security patch was useful? Kind Regards
Marc Liron -
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KB 912919 - Windows WMF Exploit Security Patch
