Do you run Windows? Would you like to see if you’re exposed to the WMF backdoor vulnerability? Download Steve Gibson’s little KnockKnock program and it will let you know.

If you’re running Windows XP, you should have gotten notification of a patch available through the internal notification system. If you’ve installed it, then you’re protected. However, it’s good to still run this program to verify the backdoor is gone.

If you’re running other versions of Windows, you can download the update directly from the Microsoft web site.

If you want to get into the technical side of this latest exploit, I suggest listening to Steve Gibson’s January 12th 2006 podcast.

LINKS
Steve Gibson’s KnockKnock program (24kb)
Security NOW - Episode 22
Microsoft Security Bulletin

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