Windows 7 Is CVE-2012-1889 a Virus? How to Identify and Remove It?

Pauli

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• May 23, 2013

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It has to do with Microsoft XML core services. From what I've studied, it is malicious, and may cause trouble. Microsoft has published a cure for it = check if you have any critical / important updates missing. It's originally from July 2012, Microsoft Security Advisory (2719615): Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution, meaning that if you have updates in order --- it shouldn't be a problem "anymore".

More info in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-043 - Critical : Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2722479)

To make a long story short: CHECK your updates.

 

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thewolfe

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• May 23, 2013

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Thanks for the post. I do update regularly and did run every scan in the book, changed a bunch of passwords and prayed a lot.

The computer doesn't have any glitches so I'm going on with life.

 

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