{"id":129,"date":"2006-01-01T09:49:27","date_gmt":"2006-01-01T16:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/archives\/129"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:54:48","slug":"windows-xp-systems-are-not-safe-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/spyware\/windows-xp-systems-are-not-safe-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows systems are not safe today&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article is four days old, and I meant to post on it right away.   All versions of Windows are affeceted, regardless of whether you&#8217;re updated with Windows patches.<\/p>\n<p>One of my customers got infected already, and there was nothing I could do to fix it. By the time I got my hands on the computer, I took the hard drive out, stuck it in another machine, and could not even read the Windows directory anymore.  <\/p>\n<p>Watch for the large circular RED X in your tray area by the clock.  If you have it, it may be too late, but <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bahy3\">CounterSpy<\/a> will likely be the first to have a successful removal tool, if they haven&#8217;t already. <\/p>\n<p>IMMEDIATELY DO THIS TO PROTECT YOURSELF! &#8211;<br \/>\n Logon as a user with full administrative rights.<br \/>\n Click the Windows &#8220;Start&#8221; button and select &#8220;Run&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\nEnter the following (copy and paste) into the &#8220;Open&#8221; field:<br \/>\nregsvr32 -u shimgvw.dll<br \/>\n Click &#8220;OK&#8221;<br \/>\nand, you will receive a confirmation prompt, and your system is now safe.<br \/>\n* (Note that this WILL temporarily disable the &#8220;Thumbnail&#8221; view in Windows Explorer and Window&#8217;s Image and FAX viewer, because THEY ARE NOT SAFE!) <\/p>\n<p>To eventually re-enable the &#8220;SHIMGVW.DLL&#8221; component once Microsoft finally patches it&#8230;<br \/>\n Logon as a user with full administrative rights.<br \/>\n&#8220;Start&#8221; button and select &#8220;Run&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n Enter the following:<br \/>\nregsvr32 shimgvw.dll<\/p>\n<p>(Note this is the same as the one above, but no &#8220;-u&#8221; for &#8220;uninstall&#8221;)<br \/>\nClick &#8220;OK&#8221; to re-register  the .dll file that is being exploited.<br \/>\n((Thanks to http:\/\/grc.com\/sn\/notes-020.htm for this detailed information)<\/p>\n<p>Basically, you know you that should stay out of bad neighborhoods on the web, but this article will really open your eyes.  Now you have proof!  <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the blog that I first read this news on&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sunbeltblog.blogspot.com\/2005\/12\/new-exploit-blows-by-fully-patched.html\">Sunbelt BLOG: New exploit blows by fully patched Windows XP systems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is four days old, and I meant to post on it right away. All versions of Windows are affeceted, regardless of whether you&#8217;re updated with Windows patches. One of my customers got infected already, and there was nothing I could do to fix it. 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