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echo: nthelp
to: Geo.
from: John Beckett
date: 2006-01-11 22:29:42
subject: Re: new patches today

From: John Beckett 

"Geo."  wrote in message
news::
> eEye Digital Security has discovered a vulnerability in the way Windows
> uncompresses Embedded Open Type fonts that would allow the author of a
> malicious web page to execute arbitrary code on the system of a user who
> visits the site, at the privilege level of that user.

Thanks for all the info Geo. I hope to digest it soon, but in view of
recent discussions, I can't help highlighting the last line of the above:

AT THE PRIVILEGE LEVEL OF THAT USER

So stop running as Administrator!

John

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