WARNING: New Microsoft Video ActiveX computer security hole

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Is your PC running XP or Windows Server 2003? If you are your vulnerable to hackers that via hacked websites are allowed to remotely take control of your computer. You don't have to do a thing except visit one of the thousand sites!

The vulnerability stems from the way the IE software allows videos to be played. From what I understand, this has been going on for over a week now.

Microsoft urged vulnerable users to disable the problematic part of its software, which can be done from Microsoft's Web site, while the company works on a "patch" — or software fix — for the problem.

Microsoft rarely departs from its practice of issuing security updates the second Tuesday of each month. When the Redmond, Wash.-based company does issue security reminders at other times, it's because the vulnerabilities are very serious.

To implement the workaround that disables the Microsoft Video ActiveX Control automatically on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972890#FixItForMe and click on the Microsoft FIX IT button.

Or, To fix this problem yourself, follow the instructions under Workarounds in the Suggested Actions section of http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/972890.mspx) .

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