I found this on MSNBC.com....
"The potential [security threat] is huge," said Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure, an antivirus company. "It's probably bigger than for any other vulnerability we've seen. Any version of Windows is vulnerable right now."
The flaw, which allows hackers to infect computers using programs maliciously inserted into seemingly innocuous image files, was first discovered last week. But the potential for damaging attacks increased dramatically at the weekend after a group of computer hackers published the source code they used to exploit it. Unlike most attacks, which require victims to download or execute a suspect file, the new vulnerability makes it possible for users to infect their computers with spyware or a virus simply by viewing a web page, e-mail or instant message that contains a contaminated image.
"We haven't seen anything that bad yet, but multiple individuals and groups are exploiting this vulnerability," Mr Hyppönen said. He said that every Windows system shipped since 1990 contained the flaw.
Microsoft said in a security bulletin on its website that it was aware that the vulnerability was being actively exploited. However an official patch to correct the flaw was not expected to be released until January 10. "
I would not going roaming around myspace for a few weeks until this windows flaw is fixed. You will just be asking for spyware or a virus. I am sure the person who found this exploit did it specifically to attack myspace users.
Aww yet another argument as to why B4M is better than myspace. ![]()
I often wonder what these people gain from doing this?! I mean really...what do you get out of it, besides pissing everyone with a computer off!!!
You could just as easily get the virus from b4m as you could from myspace...It is just the hackers will go after myspace and its 40 million users way before my 350 member site.
I know that....that's what I meant....odds of getting it off here is far slimmer than off of myspace. Geez, Tim I'm not stupid! ![]()
O.o
Anywho. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to stick to my normal routine of sites for a few weeks. I'm not suprised though, these people are getting more and more advanced. It's still a pretty pathetic excuse of how to waste your time though. In the time they could of filled out an application for a grant for Computer Technology college courses, they created a virus to destroy people's computer usage.
That must be some brain they have... they make all the good choices, eh?