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New Spyware and MS06-042 updated

From Microsoft in regards to MS06-42. Please note that Shavlik customers were not effected by the SMS problems listed by Microsoft since all Shavlik products have all the latest engines . SMS customers can upgrade to our engines if they wish.  SMS uses very old Shavlik engines.

In other news... here are more sigs from our data team

Version 5.6
XML Date:  8/24/2006
XML Version:  1.0.2.1378
XML Object Count:  98,572

 

Version 5.5
XML Date:  8/24/2006
XML Version:  1.0.2.1380
XML Object Count:  98,215

 

Added Crawlws
Added ProvenTactics
Added RegiFast
Added SearchForIt
Added SearchEssistant
Added new version of TargetSaver
Updated CoolWebSearch.D
Updated ISTBar
Updated PhaZeBar
Updated 2020Search

eEye reports problem in MS06-04

From eweek:

"After investigating and confirming that indeed this is an exploitable condition, we are alerting people to the true severity of these 'crashing' problems that people are experiencing, so that they can take the appropriate mitigation steps as need be," said Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer at eEye, in Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Microsoft confirmed eEye's new discovery and said the updated IE patch would be delayed