Microsoft announces a big patch day to come
By Gina on April 8, 2011 | Computer Security, Microsoft, patchday, computer security, security bulletins
Next Tuesday will be a challenge for Microsoft team because they announced to release 17 security bulletins . That patches numerous vulnerabilities. 9 of them are considered to deal with serious and critical flaws. Those vulnerabilities mean that cyber criminals are able to compromise system with various malware, trojans and other serious infections.
As Microsofts MSRC blog announces , security bulletins will fix about 64 vulnerabilities. Flaws to patch are considered in all supported Windows operating systems for clients and servers. Bulletins are also configured to patch flaws in Internet Explorer 6 to 8, in Microsoft Office XP up to 2010 (also for Mac) and the Office document viewers, Microsoft Office Web Apps and etc. As updates will be available it is recommended to download them.
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