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Since it's using the remote desktop, not many home users are vulnerable, but there is a VERY large number of Servers that ARE vulnerable since a very large percentage of them have it turned on.

The malicious code could easily be piggybacked onto any other popular virus which would then have unsuspecting home computers trying to crash servers at random (kinda like slammer did to SQL servers).

I'm rather mixed on the entire "early warning" concept. If there is a known exploit, then tell people. Otherwise telling everything there's a flaw in remote desktop is just asking for everyone to start hunting for it before Microsoft releases a patch.
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Season time for Attacks  Andromedat6 | 07/15/05
Remote Desktop Service  Grayson Peddie | 07/15/05
Thanks! And? (nt)  michael_t | 07/15/05
is only availavle in Professional Edition of Windows XP???  bka1959 | 07/16/05
I agree  rick752 | 07/16/05
Never use that service  Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05
Right. The problem is when OTHERS use it on your desktop.  michael_t | 07/15/05
Those are some presumptuous comments there kiddo  Boot_Agnostic | 07/17/05
Your replies are really full of water (and gasses wink  michael_t | 07/18/05
You took much offensive for someone who 'attacked' first  Boot_Agnostic | 07/18/05
Fair and Balanced (NOT the Fox style)  michael_t | 07/18/05
Well maybe there is a lesson for the two of us  Boot_Agnostic | 07/18/05
re: Well maybe there is a lesson for the two of us  michael_t | 07/18/05
Windows Flaws menu item  Otto_Delete | 07/15/05
How would they know?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/15/05
A flaw in Windows ????  realitycheck101 | 07/15/05
now hold on a sec pal  Jeff Spicoli | 07/15/05
Score +5 (Funny)  Sabz5150 | 07/15/05
His or others?  Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05
I was just enlightened!!!!  Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/15/05
Wow, you kiss your forum MOM with that mouth  Boot_Agnostic | 07/15/05
Re: A flaw in Windows ????  node357 | 07/15/05
a complete moron?  Tommy Gun | 07/16/05
Early Warnings  Yensi717 | 07/15/05
MS Windows  michael_t | 07/15/05
Funny  vferrara | 07/16/05
I think you are replying to someone else's OP. Save your witts  michael_t | 07/16/05
Are you sure?  vferrara | 07/17/05
I was impressed this time by the witts and the flakes.  michael_t | 07/18/05
Funny guy  vferrara | 07/18/05
Yes I agree with you I am a fine funny guy...  michael_t | 07/18/05
Clarification for Dr. T  vferrara | 07/19/05
But how did they manage to create a  michael_t | 07/15/05
Hey Michael_t  welderman38 | 07/16/05
These are really very beautiful thoughts  michael_t | 07/16/05
DoS Attacks and Virus passing - Done by LOSERS  welderman38 | 07/16/05
Yet another flaw? I thought these were trickling to a drip...  HypnoToad | 07/16/05
Windows Firewall  rick752 | 07/16/05
misunderstanding....  JoeMama_z | 07/18/05
Is that true?  rick752 | 07/18/05
Lets sue M$  IT_Critic | 07/18/05
Clarifications for Mr. Ferrara.  michael_t | 07/19/05

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