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13 New Windows Security Vunerabilities

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the focused-on-security dept.

Petree writes "Microsoft has given advance notice that on February 8th, they will be releasing patches for 13 vunerabilities. Happily a day later they'll have a nice little webcast so answer questions about the vunerabilities. Windows users, don't forget to run WindowsUpdate first thing Monday morning."

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  1. "Run WindowsUpdate first thing Monday morning" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    And then again on Tuesday when the actual updates come out.

    1. Re:"Run WindowsUpdate first thing Monday morning" by theancient2 · · Score: 5, Informative

      It's only necessary to reboot once, not after each update. (The only time you need to reboot more than once is when installing a major update, such as a new version of Internet Explorer.)

  2. Redundant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The summary is wrong, and this is pointing out that fact. Running Windows Update on Monday won't get you anything since the updates come out on TUESDAY, aka the 8TH.

  3. Did You RTFA? by Rolan · · Score: 5, Informative
    1) The 8th is TUESDAY and the SECOND TUESDAY of every month is when Microsoft does their patch releases (unless they're so critical they release them out of cycle).
    2) It's not 13 patchs for windows. As the article could not state any clearer it's:

     9 Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. Some of these updates will require a restart.
    1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft SharePoint Services and Office. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for this security bulletin is Moderate. These updates may or may not require a restart.
    1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft .NET Framework. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for this security bulletin is Important. This update will require a restart.
    1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Office. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for this security bulletin is Critical. These updates will require a restart.
    1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Player, and MSN Messenger. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. These updates will require a restart.


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