Subj : Re: M$ Crap
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Nick Andre
Date : Sun Jul 11 2021 22:10:39

On 11 Jul 21  19:38:34, Sean Dennis said the following to Daryl Stout:

SD>  DS>   Microsoft came out with a fix for the PrintNightmare (via the print
SD>  DS> spooling), which hackers were using to gain control of the system. So
SD>  DS> much for updates only on the second Tuesday (which is coming up this
SD>  DS> week). That means downtime while I download and install the updates.
SD>  DS> When they did that 2004 Build Update to Windows 10, it took 8 hours to
SD>  DS> complete...ridiculous. But, after every "patch" is released, more
SD>  DS> vulnerabilities are released by the hackers, throwing more egg on
SD>  DS> Microsoft's proverbial face.
SD> 
SD> I believe that only affects Windows Server with people using priviliged GPO
SD> with older versions of Windows (such as NT or 2000).

The problem is not really the GPO's but that so many IT admins leave the Print
spooler service running instead of shutting it off on things like domain 
controllers, Exchange servers, Sharepoint etc.

Nick

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