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Microsoft to Issue 11 Security Patches

Steven Parker   on 06 October 2006 - 07:06 · 2 comments & 1831 views

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Patch Tuesday (10 October 2006) will see 11 updates released, 6 of which are rated critical and will require a restart.

Security Updates
  • Six Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. Some of these updates will require a restart.
  • Four Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Office. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. These updates may require a restart.
  • One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft .NET Framework. The highest Maximum Severity rating for this is Moderate. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. These updates may require a restart.
    Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
  • Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center.
    Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).
    Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU, WSUS and SUS
  • Microsoft will release No NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update Services (SUS).
  • Microsoft will release two NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
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#1 theyarecomingforyou on 06 Oct 2006 - 07:31
Bring on Vista, I say - XP should never have been Microsoft's flagship OS for this long. However, it's not like Vista will be without its problems.
#2 dangel on 06 Oct 2006 - 10:09
Vista will be far easier to secure (so long as users don't disable all the security and run as administrator constantly! but like ANY OS it'll be patched. I'm never quite sure why this is such an emotive subject for people - patches fixs bugs and holes and cost the end user nothing in return - and yet, somehow, if you issue a patch it's _just_ as bad as not doing so in some people's eyes.

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