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If you thought it was only Windows 10 that was have a hard time, think again. Microsoft recently confirmed new vermifugal vulnerabilities all major versions of Windows and there is now a new problem for millions of users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. & nbsp;
Picked up by the always excellent BleepingComputer, a new zero-day Steam Windows client elevation of privilege Russian researcher Vasily Kravets published a vulnerability just weeks after discovering a similar hack earlier. And this affects all versions of Windows running the Steam client. & Nbsp;
"[W]Steam has more than 100 million registered users and 96.28% of them are running Windows according to the Steam Equipment & amp; Software Survey: July 2019, the systems of about 96 million of them are currently affected, "says BleepingComputer. And Windows 10 represents more than 71%. & Nbsp;
This vulnerability allows attackers to elevate their permissions on a target computer with the help of a technique called BaitAndSwitch via the Steam client.
"Getting maximum privileges can have far more disastrous consequences," Explain Kravets. "For example, the deactivation of the firewall and antivirus, the installation of rootkits, the concealment of minors, the theft of all the personal data of a PC user are only 39, a tiny part of what could be done. " pair of videosyou can see one below. & nbsp;
For its part, Valve recognized the problem and also apologized to Kravets after having banned it from the company's HackerOne bounty rewards program after its first hacking (Kravets released this new in protest). Regarding a fix, Valve said it has made some fixes in its beta channel, but the vast majority of users do not and are still waiting for a full fix. & Nbsp;
Although many can be kicked out of Microsoft for his recent mistakes and subtle deceptions, this one is on Valve. That said, the result is the same: again, millions of Windows users have had their systems compromised and no longer care who is responsible for them. & Nbsp;
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If you thought it was only Windows 10 that was have a hard time, think again. Microsoft recently confirmed new vermifugal vulnerabilities all major versions of Windows and there is now a new problem for millions of users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 Steam users all face a new vulnerability
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Picked up by the always excellent BleepingComputer, a new zero-day Steam Windows client elevation of privilege Russian researcher Vasily Kravets published a vulnerability just weeks after discovering a similar hack earlier. And this affects every version of Windows running the Steam client.
"[W]Steam has more than 100 million registered users and 96.28% of them are running Windows according to the Steam Hardware and Software Survey: July 2019, the systems of about 96 million of them are currently affected, "says BleepingComputer. And Windows 10 represents more than 71%.
This vulnerability allows attackers to elevate their permissions on a target computer with the help of a technique called BaitAndSwitch via the Steam client.
"Getting maximum privileges can have far more disastrous consequences," Explain Kravets. "For example, disabling the firewall and antivirus, installing rootkits, hiding minors, stealing all personal data from a PC user – only account for A small part of what could be done. " He also illustrates it in two videos you can see below.
For its part, Valve recognized the problem and also apologized to Kravets after having banned it from the company's HackerOne bounty rewards program after its first hacking (Kravets released this new in protest). Regarding a fix, Valve said it has made some fixes in its beta channel, but the vast majority of users do not and are still waiting for a full fix.
Although many can be kicked out of Microsoft for his recent mistakes and subtle deceptions, this one is on Valve. That said, the result is the same: again, millions of Windows users have seen their systems compromised and do not care.
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Follow Gordon on Twitter and Facebook
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Microsoft warns of new vulnerabilities affecting each version of Windows 10
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