Re: [OT] MS Security Flaw
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30484
interpreted = N
texte = No hoax.. It's all over the news...APC Net, Inc. - sales@apcn.net - www.apcn.net 4471 NW 36 St. #110 - Miami Springs, FL 33166 Web Hosting,Web Design & Internet Services-----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Nicolas Verhaeghe Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:08 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Re: [OT] MS Security Flaw > NEW YORK - Microsoft engineers included a secret password in Internet > software that could be used to gain illegal access to thousands of Web > sites, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Two security experts > discovered the rogue computer code in a three-year-old piece of software > that contains the comment ''Netscape engineers are weenies!'' Although there > have been no reports of site access through the code, the file, called > ''dvwssr.dll,'' is installed on Microsoft's Internet-server software with > FrontPage 98 extensions and is believed to be used by many Web sites. > Microsoft posted an advisory on its corporate site and plans to e-mail > customers to delete the file.This sounds like a hoax. I do not use Frontpage extensions, but you never know. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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No hoax.. It's all over the news...APC Net, Inc. - sales@apcn.net - www.apcn.net 4471 NW 36 St. #110 - Miami Springs, FL 33166 Web Hosting,Web Design & Internet Services-----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Nicolas Verhaeghe Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:08 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Re: [OT] MS Security Flaw > NEW YORK - Microsoft engineers included a secret password in Internet > software that could be used to gain illegal access to thousands of Web > sites, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Two security experts > discovered the rogue computer code in a three-year-old piece of software > that contains the comment ''Netscape engineers are weenies!'' Although there > have been no reports of site access through the code, the file, called > ''dvwssr.dll,'' is installed on Microsoft's Internet-server software with > FrontPage 98 extensions and is believed to be used by many Web sites. > Microsoft posted an advisory on its corporate site and plans to e-mail > customers to delete the file.This sounds like a hoax. I do not use Frontpage extensions, but you never know. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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