Category: windows malicious software

Upcoming Patch Tuesday for February 10, 2009

Paul

Microsoft Today has released the list of patches for February. Here’s the List of things they will patch:

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The list of affected operating configurations includes Windows 2000, Windows XP (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64), Windows Vista (x86 and x64), and Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64). Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, 2003, and 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005, as well as Visio 2002, 2003, and 2007 are also affected.
[Via Arstechnica]

We got several Non-critical updates.  Here’s the List of them, some of these are monthly updates and some are just interesting to look at:

  • Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [February 2009] (KB905866)

  • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – February 2009 (KB890830)/Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – February 2009 (KB890830) – Internet Explorer Version

  • Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB960544)

  • Cumulative Update for Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista (KB958653)

  • Update Rollup for ActiveX Killbits for Windows (KB960715)

We got an Update to Media Center and TVPack for Windows Vista to resolve issues with software.   The ActiveX Killbits issues have been identified in ActiveX controls that could allow an attacker to compromise a system that is running Microsoft Internet Explorer and gain control over it.  So we don’t exactly know what what issues they are talking about.   I hope this helps your system administrators get ready for this update.  If I were you, I’d having Clone of Autopatcher ready for these updates.  Remember to patch as soon as your company will allow, because waiting to long could make you have even more of an headache.   I’ll update the others as soon as I find out the updates.

Patch list for Patch Tuesday January 2009

Paul

I just got the update of what will be patched and what will I expect to be patched, Here is my list of what will be coming on Patch Tuesday, January 13, 2009:

  • [ad#ad2-right]Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [January 2009] (KB905866) — Keeps those junk emails from getting into your system.

  • Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool – January 2009 (KB890830) — This is a usual thing for Microsoft and should not be messed with.

  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB936929) — Changes made to the were made for the Metadata but nothing else.

  • Critical update — Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2,  Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2,Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems.

  • Moderate Update — Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1,Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems.  (Windows Server 2008 Core Installation affected)

These were the only I could find that I expect to be deployed on the next windows updates.  I expect the really bad updates they are going to wait till last minute to tell anyone.  When they become available I’ll let you know which ones and how quickly they need to be installed.

The Cricitcal and Moderate Update for Microsoft are the same but since the NT Kernal is used for Vista and the Servers it isn’t affected as bad as the Window’s Kernal.   I would guess it will be a core installation program that would be the culprit and Microsoft is going to patch it.   I won’t find out about it till Tuesday but Microsoft has said it will only be a few updates so that is good.  We will have to wait and see!!