[OT] this is *not* spam

here is a little info i came across recently that i thought
might be of interest to some of the folks here ...
(i don't know if its widely advertised 'cos i don't have a TV)

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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-004 (810847)
February 5, 2003

A security issue has been identified that could enable an attacker
to read files or run programs on a computer used to view the
attacker's Web site.

> You do not have to be using Internet Explorer as your Web browser
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> to be affected by this issue.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Who should read this bulletin:
   Customers using Microsoft software

Impact of vulnerability:
   Allow an attacker to execute commands on a user's system.

Maximum Severity Rating:
   Critical

Recommendation:
   Customers should install the patch immediately.

Affected Software:
   Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01   \   its core components for
   Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5     > *ALL* Windows OS versions
   Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0    /

Cumulative Patch:
   http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-004.asp
=======================================================================


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