Editing WinNuke (section)

== Second Incarnation ==
In 2002, a second incarnation of WinNuke that utilized similar exploit involving Network Share Provider appeared<ref>{{cite web |last=Michael |first=James |date=2002-10-02 |title=WinNuke lives on, and it's coming to a system near you |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/winnuke-lives-on-and-its-coming-to-a-system-near-you/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513051306/http://www.techrepublic.com/article/winnuke-lives-on-and-its-coming-to-a-system-near-you/ |archive-date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2010-09-23 |website=TechRepublic |publisher=TechRepublic}}</ref> that affected Microsoft Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 and [[Windows XP]] operating systems and also affected Microsoft .[[.NET Framework|NET Framework]] as well. This exploit was identified by Microsoft in 2004 and was patched for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and also was included as part of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Update Catalog |url=https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB326830 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.catalog.update.microsoft.com}}</ref> Windows NT 4 with Service Pack 6a remains unpatched for this second incarnation of the exploit.