The Unwasted Life

From CNET:

Microsoft has warned of three flaws affecting its software, the most serious of which would allow an attacker to gain full control of a PC using Java applets.

That’s now 12 security alerts this year already. The flawed Microsoft Virtual Machine leaves open the ability to format your hard drive! Windows 95, Windows 98 and 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, beginning with Service Pack 1, Windows 2000 and Windows XP are all affected.

Instructions to update your system are available from Microsoft. It’s just a good thing they are fixing this prior to January 2, 2004, at which time they would not be able to do so.