Microsoft Patch Day

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited April 2005 in Science & Tech
Today the Microsoft Security Response Center is planning to release a hand full of new security updates and non-security related high priority patches. You can expect:

• 5 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. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).

• 1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Office. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. These updates will not require a restart. These updates will be detectable using MBSA.

• 1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting MSN Messenger. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. These updates may require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Enterprise Scanning Tool (EST).

• 1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Exchange. The greatest aggregate, maximum severity rating for these security updates is Critical. These updates will not require a restart. These updates will be detectable using MBSA.

• An updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update and the Download Center. Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).

• 2 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates for Windows on the Windows Update site. These will be distributed to Software Update Services and are not required to install the security updates.

Windows Update

Get patchin' people.

Source: Microsoft

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    hmmm ...they don't say what time. :scratch:
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2005
    csimon wrote:
    hmmm ...they don't say what time. :scratch:
    Probably whenever Mr Gates gets back from lunch. ;)
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2005
    Like I said. ;D
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited April 2005
    Spinner wrote:
    Probably whenever Mr Gates gets back from lunch. ;)
    ;D

    Thanks for the heads-up. :thumbsup:
  • jagerbombmeisterjagerbombmeister No.VA.
    edited April 2005
    Yes I received these updates.
    Is there anything compromising or risky about having automatic updates for Security Center turned on?
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2005
    jagerbombmeister wrote:
    Yes I received these updates.
    Is there anything compromising or risky about having automatic updates for Security Center turned on?
    No, it's best to have AU fully turned on. It would be compromising if you didn't.

    Keeping your OS uptodate is the best defence against Spyware, Malware, Adware and Virus's.
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