Windows Wireless Flaw a Danger to Laptops

[Fred Zed]

Washingtonpost.com is reporting the release of a previously undocumented vulnerability in Windows. The flaw takes advantage of a feature on Windows laptops that have wireless cards built-in. http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/01/windows_feature.html

 

[papasmerf]

so if you shut off your wireless on shutdown you are secure?

 

[skihrdr]

so if you shut off your wireless on shutdown you are secure?

Just make sure your notebook is running XP's firewall at all times. For those that don't trust Microsoft, get something like Zonealarm.

 

[Fred Zed]

A Windows feature that automatically searches for Wi-Fi connections can be exploited by hackers, a security researcher has warned:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027399.html