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Microsoft has released the upcoming patch information for this Tuesday, and boy does it look like a big one. It looks like there will be 10 bulletins this time around:
- Bulletin 1: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Windows
- Bulletin 2: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Windows
- Bulletin 3: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Windows, Internet Explorer
- Bulletin 4: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Office
- Bulletin 5: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Office
- Bulletin 6: Critical (Remote Code Execution): Office
- Bulletin 7: Important (Elevation of Privilege): Windows
- Bulletin 8: Important (Elevation of Privilege): Windows
- Bulletin 9: Important (Elevation of Privilege): Windows
- Bulletin 10: Moderate (Information Disclosure): Windows
It will also include one or more updates on WSUS and Windows update, and Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. This looks to be quite a big set of updates. Each one is very serious and will probably be a big download. If your in corporate IT you may want to get ready the [intlink id=”2883″ type=”post”]Autopatcher program [/intlink]this will help update all the important files on each system without having to have a internet Connection.
[ad]We don’t know what they will be until they have dropped from Microsoft, but we can guess that the Latest Directx vulnerability isn’t going to be one of them. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was going to be pushed out of cycle but that is going to have to wait a see.
The Affected systems are Windows 2000 Through Windows Vista and Server 2008. Which means if you have windows it most likely will need to be updated. Although on a side not the Office suite from 2000 to 2008 also will be patched and that includes the Macintosh systems.
It also looks like 7 out of the 10 will require restarts, so the autopatcher will save you time. I wouldn’t expect this to notbe exploited on Wensday because most of them are Remote Code Execution which means it is easy for a hacker to take control of your system. These should be installed ASAP and you also should have a [intlink id=”2205″ type=”page”]Firewall and Antivirus installed[/intlink] to better protect your system.
