Beware: BMP viruses ASAP
NTBUGTRAQ had published the first error found in the Windows 2000 leaked code. Internet Explorer 5, that comes by default (and is mandatory) for any installation of Windows 2000, even with custom updated CD, has a flaw on displaying bitmaps that allows arbitrary code to be run on the target machine. Bitmaps are not so frequent on the Internet, but Internet Explorer displays a preview of BMP files while the mouse is over their entries in Windows Explorer.
I just hope that my local network neighbours will patch on time and my internet connection will not be distorted by their laziness. It is clear that some viruses will be created for this backdoor.
PS. I’ve been corrected, this won’t be a virus, but an exploit.