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quietman7
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: Windows Firewall Can Be Disabled

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Hackers have published code that could let an attacker disable the Windows Firewall on certain Windows XP machines.

The code, which was posted on the Internet early Oct, 29, could be used to disable the Windows Firewall on a fully patched Windows XP PC that was running Windows' Internet Connection Service (ICS)...

pcworld.com

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1809
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:41 am Post subject:

I think this relates to the same subject: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/perhaps-sadly-for-some-its-not-really_31.html

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