Microsoft Windows 2000 Patch: Web Client NTLM Authentication Update

Microsoft Windows 2000 Patch: Web Client NTLM Authentication Update is designed to deal with the "Web Client NTLM Authentication" security vulnerability in Windows 2000 and Office 2000 and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-001. Download now to ensure that your Web Extender Client (WEC) components are set to the recommended Internet Explorer security levels, to prevent a malicious Web site operator from capturing your logon credentials.

Under specific conditions, this vulnerability allows a malicious Web site operator to obtain the cryptographically protected logon credentials of a visiting user. This is because the security settings for WEC components are set to incorrect levels, which allows your computer to send information about your authentication credentials to remote Web applications.