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Two of the vulnerabilities are considered medium-level risks while the third presents a medium- to low-level risk, according to security software specialist Symantec and others. Three separate patches to repair the flaws have been released and are available for download. The identification of the vulnerabilities are part of Microsoft's regular security bulletin process.

Later, Microsoft will also send notices about the Messenger patch through MSN Messenger, Toulouse said.

The three flaws affect different pieces of software. The first vulnerability affects MSN Messenger 6.0 and MSN Messenger 6.1 and will allow attackers to view contents of a victim's hard drive during a chat session with the victim.

Attackers "could view files through MSN Messenger on their computer," said Stephen Toulouse, security program manager for the Microsoft Security Response Center. "They can do it, and you are not necessarily aware of what they are doing."

Full Story here.http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5171898.html

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:rolleyes: It must have been the X painted on your back that gave you away.

That's no RedX.... its RAMrub

But seriously .... it seems to be a fairly limited access and who in their right mind leaves MSN open to all? There's all sorts of weird people on the internet ya know... and headphones wont save you!

Nice kilt Koop... tartan does you proud :D

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rainbowdemon Im trying to spend more time here, but with all of the other projects on the go, I do get spread a bit thin at times. Also did you get this update yet?http://www.pctechtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=125635#post125635

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