![]() The Leader Expo in Perth was just shy of 1,000 attendees, marking it as one the busiest shows ever with the venue at capacity. Slideshows Leader Expo in Perth draws record crowd Join us for more patching fun ‘n games on the AskWoody Lounge. Go get a cup of coffee, and it’ll likely be done by the time you’re back. If your machine isn’t yet up to the latest version, 5.2, I strongly suggest that you not touch the machine until it updates itself. (I have instructions for Win 7, 8.1 and 10 in my May 9 report.) If you see Engine Version 6 (screenshot) your machine hasn’t caught up yet. To see if you’ve been updated properly, bring up Windows Defender. He lists three additional “crazy bad” security holes in mpengine.dll from earlier this year. WinXP appears to be vulnerable as well, although there’s no fix being distributed.Ĭatalin Cimpanu at bleepingcomputer has more details, including a pedigree that traces the discovery of the flaw to the U.K. Those are only the supported versions of Windows. The list of affected systems reads like a who’s who of the Windows world: All versions of Win10, 8.1 and 7, Win RT 8.1, Server 2016, Forefront Endpoint Protection, Exchange Server, Server 2008 R2 with Desktop Experience. It’s easily on a par with the bug in the Malware Protection Engine's JavaScript engine that I talked about on May 9. … and that, my friend, is one whopper of a security hole. In addition, an attacker could take advantage of websites that accept or host user-provided content, to upload a specially crafted file to a shared location that is scanned by the Malware Protection Engine running on the hosting server. ![]() An attacker could also deliver a specially crafted file via an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that is scanned when the file is opened. For example, an attacker could use a website to deliver a specially crafted file to the victim's system that is scanned when the website is viewed by the user. There are many ways that an attacker could place a specially crafted file in a location that is scanned by the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. To quote Microsoft’s Security Vulnerability notice: Since the MPE routinely runs all the time, in the background, that means a bad file could infect your computer in myriad ways. If the Malware Protection Engine scans a jimmied file, the file can take over your computer and run whatever it wants. This vulnerability is particularly nasty. Instead, the new version of mpengine.dll arrived automatically, around the back, even if you have Windows Update turned off. It didn’t arrive through the front door - Windows Update wasn’t involved. ![]() Wireless Wi-Fi Intel Wireless 802.Many malware researchers were surprised to find an unexpected patch on their machines yesterday. Hard Disk Drive 500GB Serial ATA/600 7200rpm inclĭisplay Monitor 21.5″ Active Matrix TFT 1600×1080 incl Processor Type INTEL QUAD-Core i5-4570S 2.9GHz 1 THESE PRICES ARE ONLY GOOD FOR CURRENT HCSS AUTHORIZED CUSTOMERS.Ĭlick here to download a PDF version of these specs for ordering UPON RECEIPT OF A SIGNED QUOTE, THE ORDER PROCESS WILL BEGIN AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE HARDWARE LISTED. Once you’ve notified us, sign the quote and fax it to our office. If you would like to order from HCSS, contact us and download the quote for the system you want. Below are the specs and prices for those systems as well as a downloadable PDF of the quote. ![]() If you would like to order hardware from Hill Country Software, we do offer HP systems with set specifications that will work with our system. ![]()
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