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Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates
Juha-Matti Laurio writes "After a very uncommon break in March Microsoft has just published 8 new security updates. Almost all updates that are a part of the monthly release cycle are rated as 'Critical.' New Windows Shell vulnerability, named as MS05-016 is only 'Important,' but Windows XP Service Pack 2 is affected too, however. This is not the first time when there was something to fix at Shell32.dll.
Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP that could allow remote code execution and denial of service at cumulative bulletin MS05-019 are affecting SP2 too.
Windows Kernel, Exchange, MSN Messenger, Word (Office) and Internet Explorer get their updates as well."
Phew and here I was thinking hell had frozen over in March and Microsoft wouldn't have any new security updates. Thanks for reassuring me Microsoft. You had me nervous.
-Teiresias
Thanks, Bill.
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Huh? These are patches, not new features being added.
:(
Technically, they are feautures being removed. Microsoft should pay us to install them.
I would like to thank MS for being so diligent in protecting the everyday computer user from malicious attacks from evil-doers. Keep the patches coming!
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That way I can be the first to break something. It's no fun having a solution already up on Google.
your the only person brave enough to download them
At least they're not calling MSN Messenger an important update anymore :)
It's all fun & games until someone loses the game.
I just went to update Win2003 SP1 and all they offered was the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - April 2005. I'm disappointed at missing my patch fix for this month :-(
BITS is the download component of windows update...
:)
It's also used for software deployment in corporate offices.
It's also Needed for SP2... Judging by the fact you said no to this, I only have 1 question: What is your IP?
"Anyway on the bright side my XP SP2 machine hasn't asked me to restart yet!"
Ok it JUST popped up after I typed that for the first time. Spooky.
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Hmm, Microsoft security updates. Must be the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
I don't even use MS products and I know about their update schedule, yet every 2nd Tuesday of the month
The plus side: sysadmin day comes but once a year, and if I can thank the manufacturer of windows OS for anything it would be the highly visible justification they provide for our management to kick down some goods and buy us some chocolate cake...
is that related to these patches? weird, i thought i had autoupdate disabled.
Nope. That was me, sorry.
(to the parent - not the gp, who is me : )
if it were up to me, I'd mod up your post before mine - that was witty AND concise.
Naturally, I try to write something funny, and I get insightful. The only time I can remember getting a funny mod was when I complained about only getting insightful mods - like this - which is a pretty perfect example of something that shouldn't be modded funny, so it was one of my least deserving moments.
*sigh*
What's worse is I was proud of it anyway ; )
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Now that's not true at all. I want my machine to generate power, which I can then use to run the cake machine.
"Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates" - And twentyfour new ones! Yay!
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