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To: Oldeconomybuyer; dayglored
It is CRITICAL that Windows users update their operating systems with MS17-010. Patching information can be found here.

All jokes and blame aside, this is being heavily exploited and is condition red/severity A across every major security vendor in the world. If you think you are safe by not patching your machine, you're in for a rude awakening.

If you think you're safe using an operating system older than Vista, you're really just biding your time until you lose everything.

This vulnerability is in the SMB (Server Message Block) framework and is very easy to exploit.

Please do not become a statistic!

21 posted on 05/12/2017 4:24:55 PM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: rarestia; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
PATCH NOW. RIGHT NOW! ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to rarestia for the ping!

22 posted on 05/12/2017 7:38:06 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: rarestia

Interesting: Microsoft no longer supports Vista, but they released a Vista patch for this exploit. Nothing for XP.


25 posted on 05/12/2017 9:09:55 PM PDT by TChad (Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
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