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Microsoft Releases Eight Security Updates

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the locking-down dept.

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."

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  1. Phew! by teiresias · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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    1. Re:Phew! by Laura_DilDio · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, this just evidence that Microsoft takes security seriously -- more seriously, in fact, than that pinko-commie-bastard operating system you all feel so drawn towards.

      Also, I'll have you pigs know that I'm leaving my duties at the Yankee Group. I've accepted a position serving Lord William at Microsoft. I'm to be his new Groom of the Stool

      Love,
      Laura

  2. Woohoo! by djinn2020 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yay, Microsoft Windows XP is now completely invulnerable

    Thanks, Bill.

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    1. Re:Woohoo! by 0x461FAB0BD7D2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Contrarily, a punchline is an endpoint, and not a process.

  3. Re:I wonder . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Huh? These are patches, not new features being added.

    Technically, they are feautures being removed. Microsoft should pay us to install them. :(

  4. Thank you MS! by Reignking · · Score: 3, Funny

    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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  5. I always download updates ASAP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That way I can be the first to break something. It's no fun having a solution already up on Google.

  6. Re:silent install by mr_z_beeblebrox · · Score: 4, Funny

    is that related to these patches? weird, i thought i had autoupdate disabled.

    Nope. That was me, sorry.

  7. Re:WS2K3 SP1 by arete · · Score: 4, Funny

    (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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  8. Re:WS2K3 SP1 by mopslik · · Score: 5, Funny

    They want a blindingly fast machine with a 90 inch display that fits on their keychain and uses no power.

    Now that's not true at all. I want my machine to generate power, which I can then use to run the cake machine.