June 2008 Microsoft Patch Tuesday - The Details

Posted 06/10/2008 at 4:17pm | by Mark Soper

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Stopping Corripio, Taterf, Ceekat, and the Rest of the Gang*

The June 2008 Malicious Software Removal Tool update is now available. To learn more, including details of the latest malware programs it wipes out, see KB890830.

Improvements for Windows Media Center and MCEs

Install the June 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista, and you get improvements in recording, switching between full-screen and windowed modes while videos are playing, improvements in Media Center Extender path length and memory leaks, and other fixes. learn more at KB950126.

Updates for Windows Mail Junk and Phishing Filter

The June 2008 Junk and Phishing update for Windows Vista's Windows Mail application is available from KB905866. If you prefer to install these updates manually, rather than via Windows Update, bookmark the page, as the file links are updated with the latest filter monthly.

*If you're an online gamer, these three names should scare you:

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  • Corripio is a Trojan that steals passwords for online games
  • Taterf is a worm that spreads via mapped drives to steal login and account information for popular online games
  • Ceekat is a collection of Trojans that read running processes in memory to steal passwords for online games.

All three are stopped by the June 2008 Malicious Software Removal Tool.