Latest Windows 10 Update Protects Against Dangerous Threat
Posted: August 20, 2019
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Windows 10 users are no stranger to their monthly patch updates, and most let them install automatically. However, if you don't allow automatic update checking and installation, you need to pay attention to the August release. It contains a critical patch for protection against a dangerous "worm" that can allow an attacker to hack into systems and completely take control, access your data, install malware programs, or even lock you out of the system completely.
Brad Chacos, Senior Editor of
PCWorld, explains more about the vulnerability and why you should take steps to install the patch soon.
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates rolled out earlier this week, and you should update Windows
pronto. The updates include patches for four severe “wormable” security exploits that can let attackers spread malware without any user action, similar to
WannaCry and
the BlueKeep vulnerability that coerced Microsoft into releasing a rare post-death patch for Windows XP.
“This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction,” reads Microsoft’s description of the four vulnerabilities (
CVE-2019-1181,
CVE-2019-1182,
CVE-2019-1222, and
CVE-2019-122). “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.”
That sounds terrifying, but don’t panic: The Remote Desktop Services protocol is disabled by default, so most home users shouldn’t be vulnerable. Unlike Bluekeep, however, this latest RDS exploit affects Windows 10.
Read the entire article,
Install Windows 10's August 2019 updates now to protect your PC from a nasty worm, on
PCWorld.