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[Microsoft Security Advisory] July 28, 2009 Security Updates released to protect your computer
Joe SwartMSFTSaturday, August 01, 2009 4:24 AMA New Product Vulnerability Alert has been released for July 28, 2009.
Two new security bulletins and one security advisory have been released (out-of-band) on July 28, 2009.
Home User Guidance and Recommendation:
The majority of customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates and install this update manually. For information about specific configuration options in automatic updating, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 294871.
Additional Technical Resources:· Microsoft Security Advisory 973882 – Vulnerability Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) Could Allow Remote Code Execution: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/973882.mspx
· Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-034 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (972260): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-034.mspx
· Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-035 – Vulnerabilities in Visual Studio Active Template Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969706): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-035.mspx
· Landing Page for ATL Guidance (for consumers, IT Professionals and Developers): http://www.microsoft.com/atl/
· Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/
· Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
· Security Research & Defense (SRD) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/
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virus .. worm.?
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Can my hotmail inbox & contacts be restored? A hacker has deleted them all.
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