[Tech] Microsoft: 'importante' falla in Windows (ma no?)

Microsoft ha segnalato nelle scorse ore una "importante" falla di sicurezza in Windows.

A flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s almost universally used Windows operating system could allow hackers to take control of a PC by luring users to a malicious Web site and coaxing them into clicking on a link, the company warned on Tuesday.



The security warning was rated "important," the second most serious on Microsoft's four-tiered rating scale for computer security threats. The highest is "critical."



Anti-virus software company Symantec Corp. called the vulnerability a "high risk" due to the impact the flaw could have if successfully exploited.



The security flaw affects the latest versions of Windows, including Windows XP, and software for networked computers such as Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said.



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Stephen Toulouse, a manager at Microsoft's Security Response Center, said that while the vulnerability would not allow for the automatic spread of a virus in the way the recent Sasser worm spread across global networks, it could still have serious consequences.



"The net result of an attack would be for an attacker to be able to do anything you already do on your computer," he said.

Chi l'avrebbe detto, vero? Un sistema operativo così stabile e, soprattutto, sicuro...



Fonte: Yahoo! News.