VT users noticed a "silent" M$ update?

[creach]

I could swear (but I won't) that I saw a thread not too long ago about folks having problems with their VT after an update from M$. Check this out:

http://www.windowssecrets.com/2007/09/13/01-Microsoft-updates-Windows-without-users-consent

Be afraid.

Dan

[Whelkn]

I bet MS killed Kennedy.

[tmon]

Yeah, a couple of weeks ago, I came into the office on Monday and ALL THREE of our VT workstations were malfunctioning. I never could figure out what caused it

I wonder if the "secret update" had anything to do with it.

http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73151

[creach]

Okay. For those that think I shouldn't stray too far without my tinfoil hat, Micro$oft has fessed up to the silent update:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-news/?p=1189

Note that this update was forced to everyone...even if your M$ Update was turned off.

Dan

[hairudon]

give it a few days and some hacker will figure out how they did it... and probably replicate it

[creach]

give it a few days and some hacker will figure out how they did it... and probably replicate it

Oh, they've *already* done that...black-hat hackers have a _never-ending_ supply of security holes in Internet Exploder. ;)

(There ARE good hackers, too, ya know!)

What worries me about this is that Micro$oft will issue a silent update with NO regard for people that need their machine daily to make money. Most of which already disable "auto-update" just to avoid any nastiness. :grumpy:

Dan

[creach]

Here's some more good news about this update.

http://www.windowssecrets.com/2007/09/27/03-Stealth-Windows-update-prevents-XP-repair

Dan