Subj : buy a Mac, run Windows on it
To   : Warpslide
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Jul 21 2021 00:27:00

Hello Warpslide!

** On Tuesday 20.07.21 - 20:34, Warpslide wrote to August Abolins:

 W> As a personal user you can use 0Patch for free and have
 W> your Win7 machine (somewhat) protected against
 W> PrintNightmare (among other things):

 W> https://0patch.com/

 W> I say "somewhat" because the patches produced my Microsoft
 W> don't appear to fully fix the issue and even more
 W> vulnerabilities are being discovered in the print spooler.
 W> At least with 0Patch it checks in with the server and
 W> applies the patches without the need for a reboot.

Thanks for the 0patch tip.

Meanwhile, I learned that the PrinterNightmare issue is only a  
problem when someone triggers the vulnerability within the LAN.  
It's not something that can occur from the outside.


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