Computing and Information Services would like to make the campus aware that Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition. This vulnerability could cause your system to crash if you attempted to access a file or folder whose path contained certain reserved words, and as a result, CIS recommends that you apply this patch.
Specifically, this is a denial of service vulnerability, meaning that if a malicious user were able to entice another user into attempting to access a file whose path contains certain reserved words, it would cause the machine to crash. Please note that the vulnerability does not provide any way for the malicious user to usurp control of the machine or to read, add, or modify data on it, nor does it prevent the machine from being restored to normal operation by restarting it, but any work that hadn't been saved when the attack occurred would be lost. (Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability can be found at the URL http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-017.asp.)
To install the patch, first go to the following web page: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-017.asp.
Next, find the appropriate file for your version of Windows 95/98, and double-click on and run the file from the Microsoft web site. You will then need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Please refer to the article, "Computer Viruses: An Additional Alert," for additional information on what you can do to protect yourself from the threat of computer viruses.
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