Huge exploit in Windows XP - Just saw this on several news sites.. due to the severity, I'm posting it here as well. A security flaw in Microsoft's Windows XP operating system (supposedly the "most secure Windows ever") can allow anyone to connect to a victim's machine over the internet and run code of his choice... basically, a root hole. No need for email exploits, virus launching or the like.. simply put: if you're running XP and are on the Internet, you're vulnerable.
Microsoft has a patch
here. Users of Windows 98 and ME who have installed Internet Connection Sharing for XP are also vulnerable. If you're running XP or ICS-XP, get this patch installed now.