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Alert: Microsoft to release out-of-band security update July 28th

wkwalker — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:06:15 +0000

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. According to Microsoft’s advance notification, the updates will affect Internet Explorer and Visual Studio. For most of us pluggers, it’s the Internet Explorer patch that will matter.

Temporary fix available for new Internet Explorer vulnerability

wkwalker — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:07:17 +0000

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 fix it until the next regular second-Tuesday patch cycle. Until then, there’s a Help and Support page offering a temporary workaround.