Microsoft’s race against time

Microsoft was in a race against time last week to patch a critical vulnerability in its Windows operating system that threatens the PCs of millions of computer users worldwide.

The vulnerability lies in the way Windows displays a certain type of image, based on the Windows Metafile Format.

The flaw, if left unpatched, allows malicious software to infect a computer if the victim simply visits a website that contains an infected image file.

Microsoft released a patch late last week, out of its normal security update release schedule.

Readers wishing to install the latest Windows security updates should visit update.microsoft.com using the Internet Explorer Web browser.

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