New patches on the way for Windows

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&e=16&u=/pcworld/119593

Microsoft is expected to release 13 new security patches on Tuesday, February 8, including several "critical" updates.


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The release, part of Microsoft's regularly scheduled monthly security update, is the company's biggest patch roundup in months. Included will be nine Windows updates, with at least one rated "critical." Also in the update bundle will be a "moderate-risk" update for Microsoft's SharePoint Services and Office; a.Net framework update rated "important"; a "critical" update affecting Office and Visual Studio; and a "critical" update affecting Windows, Windows Media Player, and MSN Messenger.


Microsoft announced the number of planned patches in a security bulletin advance-notification message posted to its TechNet Web site. The company has adopted a schedule of releasing security patches in batches on the second Tuesday of each month.


Details of this month's patches will be available when they are released on Tuesday. Microsoft will host a Webcast at 11 a.m. Pacific Time Wednesday to outline technical details of the updates, followed by a question-and-answer session. This month's Webcast has been extended by an hour to allow extra question-and-answer time.
 
Malware Removal Tool, :D About time, that will be quite usefull, one less 3rd party application to worry about

/me waits to get shot down by Forum for comment :p
 
Yep, what is that MRT thing - is it the production version of the M$ Anti-spyware Beta?
 
Windows packs customarily break more things than they fix so I will be side-stepping those unfortunately.. if you're system is secure with the relevant software and it's running fine, no need to go ruin it with some patches.

Rumour has it the patches *know* when you have your Windows PC running perfectly.. and the patches know what measures to take to prevent such an odd event from continuing.. :)
 
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