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Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1

Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 14 September 2004 - 17:40 · 14 comments & 1727 views

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Note that in Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, this update will appear as Microsoft VGX 833989.

Download: Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB833989)

View: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028

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#1 Posted by mnmeuk on 14 Sep 2004 - 17:45: it is not for windows xp though!

#2 Posted by Test Zero on 14 Sep 2004 - 17:46: Not needed for XP, apparently.

#3 Posted by andyboy2k2 on 14 Sep 2004 - 19:01: Hehe, just about to say that. I downloaded it only to find that it said "This update requires Windows 2000!"

(1 reply) #4 Posted by nonito on 14 Sep 2004 - 19:02: err...did we read the same info on MS Website ???

I read :
"Affected Software:
• Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 – Download the update"

I got XP SP2 which falls in the "Non-Affected Software" category.

Edit:
Hmm, Odd, the link mentionned above for XP and XP SP1 seems dead, it says:
"The download you requested is unavailable. If you continue to see this message when trying to access this download, you might try the "Search for a Download" area on the Download Center home page."

Last edited by 71617 on 14 Sep 2004 - 19:14

#5 Posted by Drestin on 14 Sep 2004 - 19:38: This update applies to Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with the following operating systems:

Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Windows 2000 SP2
Windows 2000 SP3
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows 98 SE
Windows 98
Windows NT® 4.0 SP6A

#6 Posted by nonito on 14 Sep 2004 - 20:00: well well well
the link I was refering to points to a hole in XP described in the same MS security bulletin, its reference is KB833987 whereas the hole in IE6 SP1 is KB833989

the link to that KB833987 is no longer dead for the fix needed for XP + SP1

anyway, something to be aware of for those on XP who are reluctant to apply SP2

(1 reply) #7 Posted by budwizer on 14 Sep 2004 - 20:14: The topic is a bit misleading, this is for more than just IE. It is for a whole boatload of MS apps. Almost everyone will have one or more affected applications installed.

#8 Posted by shao on 14 Sep 2004 - 22:29: http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200409_jpeg.mspx

#9 Posted by cscheatsforyou on 15 Sep 2004 - 02:41: ready to reinstall windows!! becauses it's messed up!! going to install this as i do an install!

#10 Posted by plasticparadox on 15 Sep 2004 - 11:21: grrr.. wish neowin wouldn't use mac application icons to denote windows programs. i was thinking there was a mac internet explorer update...

#11 Posted by paxa on 15 Sep 2004 - 15:18: urrayyyyyyyyyyyy for firefox, such patches are not needed on such a regular basis, ehhehhehe!!!!!!!!!!

#12 Posted by jbovaird on 23 Sep 2004 - 15:22: Hopefully someone can shed some light on this....

I am running XP, and received an automatic update saying I needed to install this critical update. So, like an idiot, I installed it without checking it's validity.

So it appears that it installed correctly, because I no longer get the auto update message. But now I am being plagued by popups. This same chain of events happened to a coworker, and he also is getting popups running win XP.

The strange thing is that I am reading that it should not have installed on XP, which leads me to believe that it was some spyware program masquerading as an automatic update from microsoft.

Thoughts???? Help!!!???

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