Security Fix Messes with Every Day Work

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:49:43 -0500

On Wednesday Microsoft released Security Bulletin MS06-015 (KB908531)

In this release it addressed a vulnerability in Windows Explorer which could allow remote code execution. In general this means a hacker might gain remote control of your computer through a loophole in the Windows Operating System. In doing so they could spread a virus or Trojan to other systems on your network or even across the internet.

If you notice a slow down in saving your documents in Office or opening your web browser to access the internet you might be having this problem. This problem will start to occur after a restart or first power up from Windows Update.

The problem we are facing is that this fix installed a file called VERCLSID.EXE which can be found in the Windows\System32 directory. You can navigate to this file using Windows Explorer and clicking on your C: drive. You can tell if you have this problem if the file in question is running in the Task Manager. Most of the time you shall see 1 or even more, personally have seen 15 running at once, located in the Processes tab.

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Security Fix Messes with Every Day Work