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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 21:17
Microsoft to end support for Windows XP SP2
Microsoft's support for XP is winding down with users being encouraged to move to Service Pack 3 or, better yet, Windows 7. Support officially ends on 13 July 2010.
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 11:17
Vista RTM reaches end of support
The originally released version of Windows Vista will no longer be supported by Microsoft.
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Friday, 22 January 2010 02:41
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities fixed; new flaw in Windows kernel
The promised out-of-band patch for Internet Explorer has arrived, but Microsoft is now warning of an unpatched vulnerability in the Windows kernel.
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 02:52
January Patch Tuesday focusses on OpenType flaw
Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday is a quiet affair, with just one bulletin. That's far fewer than the six each in November and December 2009.
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Friday, 08 January 2010 04:00
Quiet month for Microsoft updates
January is shaping up to be a relatively quiet month for Microsoft security updates. Just one bulletin is on the agenda, compared with six each for the November and December Patch Tuesdays.
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 03:31
December Patch Tuesday includes urgent Internet Explorer update
Microsoft is urging its customers to pay particular attention to this month's security updates. A patch for Internet Explorer is the most urgent, but Windows and Office are also affected.
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Friday, 04 December 2009 02:33
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday: The 12 bugs of Christmas?
Microsoft has warned that its Patch Tuesday updates for December will address a dozen vulnerabilities. If you're running any supported version of Windows, there will be an early 'Christmas present' for you next Tuesday.
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Friday, 06 November 2009 02:31
Six of the best heading your way on Patch Tuesday
What's coming up on November's Patch Tuesday? Six bulletins, three of them critical. And according to Microsoft's advance notice, there's a critical bulletin for every supported version of Windows except Windows 7.
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 04:46
Microsoft updates an update
Microsoft has released an update to overcome problems with one of October's Windows security updates.
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Saturday, 17 October 2009 16:23
Adobe beats Microsoft in rubbish security challenge
Can anyone beat Microsoft when it comes to churning out insecure products? Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce you to Adobe.
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 05:33
October Patch Tuesday is biggest ever
As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 17:15
Convert any computer to a virtual machine with Linux and Clonezilla
Last week Microsoft released Disk2VHD, a utility produced by its Sysinternals acquisition to convert a physical Windows hard disk into a Virtual PC disk image. While handy, Microsoft is treading ground Linux already covered in the form of open source program Clonezilla, which handles a far richer variety of disk formats and platforms.
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Friday, 09 October 2009 03:40
Microsoft predicts October patches by the baker's dozen
Hang onto your hats: October's Patch Tuesday looks like a doozy, with 13 bulletins - mostly critical - covering a wider than usual range of products.
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 05:52
SMB 2.0 zero-day affects Windows
A vulnerability in certain Microsoft SMB implementations has been made public before the company has had a chance to fix it.
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Wednesday, 09 September 2009 06:24
Patch Tuesday rolls around: five critical updates
The latest security fixes from Microsoft all concern Windows, including the current flagships Vista and Server 2008. Some of the vulnerabilities allow 'drive-by' attacks and Microsoft is recommending prompt action.
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Monday, 07 September 2009 04:25
Microsoft widens IIS vulnerability warning
Microsoft has widened the scope of a security advisory concerning vulnerabilities in the FTP service in Internet Information Services (IIS). The versions shipping with Vista and Server 2008 are now known to be affected as well as those in older versions of Windows.
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Friday, 04 September 2009 03:23
September Patch Tuesday to bring five critical fixes
Patch Tuesday comes around again next week, and Microsoft will be serving up another five critical security bulletins. Four are critical on Vista.
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 03:28
Microsoft warns of IIS FTP vulnerability
A flaw in the FTP component within Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) allows the execution of malicious code, potentially giving an attacker complete control of a targeted system.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 04:59
August Patch Tuesday delivers a smorgasbord of fixes
August's Patch Tuesday brings nine security bulletins from Microsoft, covering at least 19 vulnerabilities.
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Friday, 07 August 2009 03:22
What's ahead for August's Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has provided advance notice of nine bulletins this month, five of them critical. There's even a critical update directed at the company's Mac software.
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