Microsoft urges patching of Support Centre flaw

By Phil Muncaster on Jul 15, 2010 7:22AM

Over 25,000 computers have already been attacked.

Microsoft has again urged users to patch the Help and Support Centre flaw in Windows XP discovered by a Google researcher, revealing that over 25,000 computers in over 100 regions have reported attack attempts at least once.The flaw was disclosed last month by Google security engineer Tavis ...

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