Windows 9x Telnet Client Patch


Both Windows 95 and 98 come with a program called Telnet that enables you to log on to other computers over the Internet. Craftily coded Web pages can exploit a flaw in this program to do just about anything on your computer. Go to www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/MS99-033.asp for details and links to the Telnet patch for your version of Windows.
Category:Hardware + Bugs and Fixes
Issue: January 2000

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