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Microsoft has confirmed new public reports of a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows implementation of Vector Markup Language (VML). It can affect all versions of IE from Version 6 and older. Note that FireFox is not affected.

 

There are evidently some baddies using this to infect PCs. You can hit by this one from infected emails or by visiting infected web sites and the latest estimate I read says there are probably well over 10K of them whose owners don't even know it.

 

Some of the major antivirus programs issued updates to protect but they would be very recent.

 

There is a safeguard that is very easy to implement and will be equally easy to undo when the danger is past. Since there is so little VML in use on web pages, you probably won't even notice any change.

 

To protect yourself, click on start, click on run, in the blank line, copy and paste the following and then click OK. You should get a message saying it succeeded.

 

regsvr32 /u "%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll

 

Note that it has to be exact so copy/paste rather than typing it. In a few days when this thing has been dealt with, you can undo the changes by putting the following on the run line and clicking OK once again.

 

regsvr32 "%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll

 

I have done this to my PCs even though I think I have AV protection. This critter is cleverly done and spreading really fast.

" My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President

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Thanks for the heads-up Newt, just done it :thumbs:

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Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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just tried it and had a pop up tell me the loadlibary had failed!!!!!!

 

I shouldn't worry Alan, yer computer's pants anyway. I didn't think anyone used 8086's nowadays! :D:D;)

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Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra

 

Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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thanks Newt, but also remind us when it is safe to change back as you know what we are like :-)

 

 

Thanks Mate,i will definitly need the reminder. :rolleyes:

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