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What is the last version released?
The last version is 2.21
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> > cheers,
> > --dr
That text came from a worm that Symantec and FSecure alerted about
and put out an advisory about (and there was a story on PC World
too as I recall). (One of the web vuln scanner folks also put
an advisory but I forget whom now, sorry).
What was interesting to me about the reports I got was that
it sounded like someone was using the worm ids as noise to
" However, Microsoft may collect and publish aggregated data about the use of the software."
For all we know, Microsoft includes a database of signatures of known malware files on the removal tool being handed out to law enforcement, and that's the only information that's been handed over. Or perhaps Microsoft got the consent of specific users to hand information over the 3rd parties? We don't know, because we don't have facts.
At the moment all you have is:
a) one PC World article that claims Microsoft has used information gathered from the MSRT in the tool handed to law enforcement
b) even assuming that (a) is strictly correct, we don't know what information was actually used/included
c) and if the information is aggregate in nature (e.g. names and hashes of known malicious files) then it appears to be within the scope of the EULA than end users agree to anyway.
The stuff about IP addresses, from my reading of the article, is information gathered by law enforcement whilst running this new tool from Microsoft. Not information gathered from end users who are running the MSRT.
> backdoor may take
> the form of an installed program (e.g., Back Orifice), or could be a
> modification to an
> existing program or hardware device.
>
> According to an article on PC World: "The software vendor is giving law
> enforcers
> access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data
> compiled from the 450
> million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software
> Removal tool that
bypassing normal authentication, securing remote access to a computer, obtaining access
to plaintext, and so on, while attempting to remain undetected. The backdoor may take
the form of an installed program (e.g., Back Orifice), or could be a modification to an
existing program or hardware device.
According to an article on PC World: "The software vendor is giving law enforcers
access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450
million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Removal tool that
ships with Windows."
Not a big deal until you keep reading: "Although Microsoft is reluctant to give out details
