NEWS: New Year starts badly for Microsoft with discovered Windows flaw

CNET just reported that there is a new flaw found in the Windows Meta File which may have spawned a series of attacks last week. The primary OS vulnerable are Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and 2 and Windows Server 2003. CNET reports that it is estimated 99 percent of computers worldwide are vulnerable to attack. Some attacks on the WMF flaw has already resulted in attacks such as the Exploit-WMF Trojan. The report however did indicate that while there is a real risk, the danger of another world wide threat is small.

I would recommend to keep a finger on the windows update icon to check on the possibility of new patches as well as updating all firewall and antivirusware.

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks CNET News.com