24 July - New Windows Critical Security Patch
Only one week after the last critical Windows Security Flaw, the BBC reports another one.
The flaw involves DirectX, an extensive collection of programming add-ons for Windows used by computer games. If exploited, the flaw could allow a malicious hacker to run their own specially crafted computer code to plant a virus or even take over a machine.
Here's the patch. Here's Lindows, a Linux based Operating system, with the ease of Windows, but without the security flaws.
(Part 455788 in a series of 940923)
Here's the affected Configurations:
DirectX 5.2 on Windows 98
DirectX 6.1 on Windows 98 SE
DirectX 7.0a on Windows Me
DirectX 7.0 on Windows 2000
DirectX 8.1 on Windows XP
DirectX 8.1 on Windows Server 2003
DirectX 9.0a on Windows 2000
DirectX 9.0a on Windows XP
DirectX 9.0a on Windows Server 2003
DirectX 9.0a on Windows Me
NT 4.0 using Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition using either Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1
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