I don't know if this is related (if not, still interesting info)...it was in the Kim Komando weekly e-mail:
Do you use Windows ME or XP, or installed the
Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing client on
Windows 98 or 98SE? If so, you could be hacked!
There's a problem with the software's Universal Plug
and Play (UpnP) feature, according to Microsoft.
The company has classified the problem as critical.
Windows uses UpnP to link to devices on networks. A
hacker could use the UpnP vulnerability in many ways.
First, a hacker could seize control of a computer and then
send a directive to all other computers on the network to
get control of all of them. And, a hacker could use the
vulnerability to launch a denial of service attack.
Information and directions to the patches are at:
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-059.asp" target="_new">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-059.asp</A>
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