english.chosun.com — A computer virus exploiting a critical flaw in the Microsoft Windows Domain Name System (DNS) has raised alarm among users. Computer security firm Inca Internet said Wednesday that it discovered variants of the worm which the attacker is attempting to produce and propagate. DNS is included in the Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista operating systems.
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nesince92Apr 19, 2007
Actually, the TechNet article says that it doesn't affect Vista.
inquApr 19, 2007
Buried as inaccurate. The DNS Service isn't present in Vista, XP and 200 Professional. Nice attempt at FUD tho, you're actually getting Digg's from people that have no clue and only see a "Vista has viruses omg!"
estvirApr 19, 2007
> .. you're actually getting Digg's from people that have no clue and only see a "Vista has viruses omg!"Unfortunately that's a very large portion of Digg's users.
slasher27Apr 19, 2007Submitter
Ok, didn't realize.
inquApr 19, 2007
Slasher27, seriously, do you even do any research before you put FUD like this on Digg, or are you just deliberately trying to spread misinformation?Be honest.
cquinndApr 19, 2007
Slasher27 From the Technet Advisory: "Microsoft is investigating new public reports of attack exploiting a vulnerability in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2...Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2, and Windows Vista are not affected as these versions do not contain the vulnerable code."The DNS *Server* Service is not present in every Microsoft operating system, and while a DNS Client Service is available in Vista, it was not writtent with the code that allows for the vulnerability. From your comment it looks like you scanned thru the first paragraph, but did not seperate the meaning of the two sentences involved.
Closed AccountApr 20, 2007
More chicken soup!