Ya see, this this is why I never Service-Packed my XP.
From IDG News Service:
Microsoft fixes ‘critical’ XP firewall issue
Microsoft has quietly released an update to Windows XP to fix a potentially serious configuration problem in the firewall that ships as part of Windows XP
Service Pack 2.
Users who installed SP2 on their Windows XP machines and also have file and
printer sharing enabled may have been sharing their files and printers with
the entire Internet, according to Microsoft.
The whole story: www.nwfusion.com/Home/jevers.html
This begs the question: Why would you want to install a Windows service
patch on protected PCs at all?
I’ll answer with another question: What if some other service, like intrusion prevention, replaced Microsoft’s faulty patching system by closing up systemic security holes when it finds them? I’m looking into that. Stay tuned.
