How to fumble a security update

charlesvar · 2005/03/04

Microsoft’s response to the current flap over "poisoned" Windows Media files is a case study in how not to respond to a security issue. On February 15, Microsoft issued two updates to Windows Media Player 10 "“ a comprehensive roll-up that changes the version number from 3646 to 3802, and a smaller patch that reportedly adds "additional integrity checks to the DRM [digital rights management] system." Members of the company’s public relations team then made the rounds of the mainstream PC press announcing that the problem was solved.

No, it wasn’t. Based on my analysis, the current "fix" is inadequate, and many if not most Windows users remain unprotected from an important security flaw.
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http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000525.html

Regards - Charles

Geri · 2005/03/04

Hi charlesvar
I just check mine and it was selected, by default I guess, because I never selected it myself.
Geri

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