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<div>""[Unofficial patches are available, as is a leaked official patch] [Unofficial patches are merely used by hackers as a tool to patch machines they've compromised, to stop other hackers hacking the same machine, although the machine is still accessable to the hacker.] [The consumer goes along to Windows Update on Tuesday and doesn't think they need a patch, because Microsoft tells them its not needed. Little does the consumer know their machine was patched by a hacker, who now has control over their computer network.]""
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<div>It means the unofficial patch is as harmful as the vulnerability and exploit code its self.<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Niek</b> <<a href="mailto:niek@asbak.coding-slaves.com">niek@asbak.coding-slaves.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On 1/4/2006 7:33 PM +0100, Joe Average wrote:<br>> ........ The majority of consumers aren't<br>> getting your unofficial patches, but you can be sure the hackers are using
<br>> them, and using them to their advantage.<br><br>Yeah hackers are now using the unofficial patch to protect themselves!!!<br>nooooooooooooooooo<br><br>Niek<br>_______________________________________________<br>Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
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