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windows updates, security
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| yanqui 2004-06-09, 11:36 am |
| A technician at our company recently (about 2 months ago) updated my W2k service pack. Since that time I have gotten all those wormy counterfeit emails about Windows Critical Upgrades, with an executable file attached. Also at the time of the legitimate upgrade a I found a windows installer that alerts me to new updates being ready to install. Never there before.
This is an icon in my systray with the Microsoft logo.
The question is this: Have any of you heard anything about vulnerabilities in using this method of updates, or is this a vulnerability in and of itself.
The tech did not specifically tell me that this was now available to me, but it showed up immediately after he left my office. | |
| curiousgeorge 2004-06-09, 12:51 pm |
| W2K SP4 installs an automatic update utility. It will automatically download new updates and put a little world icon in your taskbar.
You should see an Automatic Updates icon in Control Panel.
XP comes with the automatic updates feature also.
Hope that helps. | |
| forbesl 2004-06-09, 12:58 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by yanqui
The tech did not specifically tell me that this was now available to me, but it showed up immediately after he left my office.
If you go to start-->settings-->control panel then click on the Automatic Updates icon you can view/change the settings for your automatic updates. | |
| yanqui 2004-06-09, 1:00 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by curiousgeorge
W2K SP4 installs an automatic update utility. It will automatically download new updates and put a little world icon in your taskbar.
You should see an Automatic Updates icon in Control Panel.
XP comes with the automatic updates feature also.
Hope that helps.
Yes it does--So to the best of your knowledge, you haven't heard of anyone hacking it yet? |
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