what is this dangerous weed?
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Comments (4)Margaret is correct. This is scarey, bad stuff. The possiblities of how you can get this are mind boggleing. I have an unofficial 'fix' here... I will copy ALL the info, and where it was obtained into this post. There's no official patch from Microsoft. There is an unofficial patch, which has been very carefully examined by the SANS team, and they say the patch is safe. They also say it is reversible \-\- that is, you can run the unauthorized patch now to temporarily protect your system, and it won't change anything that can't be changed back later. The SANS people are well\-respected security pros, to the best of my knowledge. This is what they say \-\- and the bold italics are in their original: This is a bad situation that will only get worse. The very best response that our collective wisdom can create is contained in this advice \- unregister shimgvw.dll and use the unofficial patch. You need to trust us. (for the full SANS warning, see http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?rss&storyid=996 ) The most basic form of protection is to run the following command line on any Windows machine, at a command prompt. This should be done as Administrator, on Windows systems which have admin functionality: regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll This command disables thumbnail previews of graphics in Internet Explorer. It can be reversed later, if the hurricane passes by. Turning off thumbnail previews in MS email clients and MS Messenger would also be a good idea, if you use them. Don't click to view graphics from unknown or untrusted sources. For more information, see the SANS site above, and the CERT\-USA warning: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181038#solution MS also has their own page on this exploit: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...ory/912840.mspx This being said, I'm off to move my pix, and I wouldn't look at any here, for awhile either. Makes sense to close down your preview pane in your email, too, just incase. I don't know enough about what's going on to know if I just said the stupidest thing in the world, or not. But lots of folks are worried... My friend who posted the above is comparing this Virus Alert to Hurricane Katrina. It might hit and devestate, or it might just sail on by, leaving little damage in its wake, right now we can't know. Another friend inserted the following info. Turn off your Fax Viewer too, from what I read. I sure hope no one is still allowing HTML in their emails. This thing (and I may have some terminology wrong) can come at you in an email as a microscopic 1x1 pixel transparent graphic, that is you can't even see it. So set your email client to accept text only, turn your spam filters up high and watch the news. This has been compared to going nuclear from standard warfare. Good luck everyone....See Morewhat is this dangerous looking weed?
Comments (3)wow thanks so much!...I thought it was thistle family but I never ran across bull thistle in my search. guess I'll get to digging. I live next to a vacant lot overan by weeds and the city doesn't mow until the weeds are tall...so I'm guessing it's spreading its seeds...just awesome...See Morethree beauties and danger will robinson, danger
Comments (6)Rina, no greenhouse, they spend the winter in south facing bay windows after I chase the cats out. The aloes and haworthias this year will be on shelves in front of a window, the new starts will probably spend some time there as well. tj, no stairs just lots of rearranging to get the best fit-and check for pests. Leslie, the echie is dusty rose. For me it colors like olive patent leather flushed with pink. blue ruffles-it's about 8 in.across and perfect....See MoreWhat kind of insect is these and if they're dangerous?
Comments (5)Where are you located. It also looks like a stink bug to me. Of course I am not no bug expert either. I am in PA and we have had had them for years. They spread from the east coast and keep on spreading. I read they illegally hitched a ride on a boat from China or Japan. Take one and smash it, if it stinks it is a stink bug. They are a pain in the butt. Yes if it is a stink bug they do like your crops. As far as killing them if it is a stink bug, they haven't found any insecticide yet to kill them....See Morekitasei2
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