Windows Bug Enables PC Hijacking, Microsoft Warns

摘要

Microsoft Corp last week confirmed that a bug in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and the release candidates of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 could be used to hijack PCs. Microsoft recommended that users either disable SMB 2 by editing the Windows Registry -- a task too daunting for most consumers -- or block TCP Ports 139 and 445 at the firewall until a patch is available. However, the company acknowledged that blocking those ports would cripple several services and applications.