Researchers warn of multiple unpatched Windows holes

ComputerWorld.com has provided an extensive coverage of the critical loop holes in Microsoft's various version of its operating system.

Antivirus company Symantec Corp. warned its customers about a number of critical holes in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system that surfaced late yesterday and that could make Windows systems vulnerable to compromise by remote attackers. Antivirus company Symantec Corp. warned its customers about a number of critical holes in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system that surfaced late yesterday and that could make Windows systems vulnerable to compromise by remote attackers.

Though Symantec had made its point in the issue, no patches has been released as such either by Microsoft or by the antivirus major. Some standard precautions had only been laid out by Symantec and the only thing user need to wait for the patch release.