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MS Monthly Patch Omits Word Zero-Days
bungee jumper writes "Microsoft released four bulletins with patches for 10 vulnerabilities but there are no fixes for known MS Word zero-day flaws that are under active attack, eWeek.com reports. The January batch covers critical bugs in Excel, Outlook, and Windows. The first confirmed Windows Vista flaw, a denial-of-service issue that was publicly released on an underground hacker site in Russia, also remains unpatched." eWeek notes that Microsoft originally scheduled eight bulletins for release, but pulled four last Friday without explanation.
Probably for the same reason security updates to MSN Messenger turn it back on by default when Windows starts.
Because Microsoft is a greedy monopoly and they'll make you use their garbage whether you want to or not. Competition is for the rabble.
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