Jul
24
2009
Microsoft is releasing a pair of critical Windows security updates on July 28th. This is highly unusual. Microsoft normally issues security fixes on the second Tuesday of the month — “Patch Tuesday.” When they release an out-of-band update like this, it is usually because it deals with a critical vulnerability that is being actively exploited. [...]
Tags: Internet Explorer, security patches, security updates, Visual Studio, web browser vulnerabilities
Jul
16
2009
Just as Microsoft was rolling out this month’s collection of security patches and software updates, a new Internet Explorer vulnerability cropped up. Basically, it’s another one of those deals where you could get infected simply by visiting a maliciously crafted web page. Unless the bad guys start exploiting this bug heavily, Microsoft will likely not [...]
Tags: Internet Explorer, security patches