Microsoft has just enabled downloads for today's security patches on Windows Update.
Today's Patch Day brings 12 security bulletins that fix vulnerabilities of various severity affecting the Microsoft Windows operating system, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office.
Three of the vulnerabilities have a maximum severity rating of critical, the highest possible rating. The remaining 11 have a maximum severity rating of important.
Windows users can check for the updates by opening Windows Update which is linked from the Windows start menu. There it is possible to check for new updates which needs to be done if the PC has been running for some time today.
The security bulletin summary for February 2011 offers in depth information about the updates and the affected applications.
All individual security bulletins are listed and linked below as well.
The updates can also be downloaded directly and individually from the Microsoft Download Center. Check out our detailed Windows Update guide for additional information and tips.
AdvertisementPlease click on the following link to open the newsletter signup page: Ghacks Newsletter Sign up
Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. It has since then become one of the most popular tech news sites on the Internet with five authors and regular contributions from freelance writers.
Thanks again Martin, Hopefully you are understanding how much this monthly Microsoft update overview is appreciated by me and i think am not very boldly to assume, by many more readers from you exquisite blog.
The updates include a special autorun/autoplay blocking :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/967940.mspx
Version: 2.0
Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates to the Autorun feature that help to restrict AutoPlay functionality to only CD and DVD media on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Restricting AutoPlay functionality to only CD and DVD media can help protect customers from attack vectors that involve the execution of arbitrary code by Autorun when inserting a USB flash drive, network shares, or other non-CD and non-DVD media containing a file system with an Autorun.inf file.
Customers with automatic updating enabled will not need to take any action because this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have already installed the 971029 update manually will not be offered the update and do not need to take additional action.
Interesting, thanks for posting.