Critical Update for Internet Explorer (KB870669)

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    Overview
    Adodb.stream provides a method for reading and writing files on a hard drive. This by-design functionality is sometimes used by web applications. However, when combined with known security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer, it could allow an internet web site to execute script from the Local Machine Zone (LMZ). This occurs because the ADODB.Stream object allows access to the hard drive when hosted within Internet Explorer.
     
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    PLEASE NOTE THIS FILE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
    MICROSOFT SECURITY UPDATE

    July 2, 2004

    SECURITY UPDATE SUMMARY
    On Friday, July 2, 2004, Microsoft is releasing a configuration
    change for
    Microsoft Windows(r) XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server(tm) 2003 to
    address recent malicious attacks against Microsoft Internet
    Explorer.


    Windows customers are encouraged to apply this configuration change
    immediately to help protect against current Internet Explorer
    issues. The
    update is available on the Windows Update Web site.
    http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

    PLEASE ALSO NOTE
    Customers who have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2 are not
    at risk and do not need this configuration change.

    __________________________________________________
     
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    Thanks my friend for the good info.


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