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bobbdobbs
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clickyinteresting action by a Google employee (was it sanctioned by Google?), are we going to see a new section at MS dedicated to finding and publishing exploits for Google products now?
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l3v1ck
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That would be good in a way. If they know about bugs, they can fix them.
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bobbdobbs
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It would be if there wasnt all ready exploits out in the wild. Publishing after 5 days is just unbelievable. _________________Finally joined Flickr
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l3v1ck
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Yeah, he could have given them a month or so to fix it.
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Nick
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I agree.
Rather than just making it public after they don't agree to fix it within 60 days, he should have told them that if it isn't fixed within 60 days he will make it public.
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big_D
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The tech podcasts were all over him last week, as was the tech press. Now, on Tuesday, they have been reporting that there is now an active exploit in the wild and people should use the Microsoft hot-fix - which basically kills the help system on Windows XP machines (it removes registry entries and you can delete / rename the affected DLL, but then no applications will be able to display help).
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Amnesia10
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And all because they would not commit to fixing within 60 days. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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