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Last month's Patch Tuesday was a record-shattering affair. Microsoft delivered 14 security bulletins covering 34 vulnerabilities in its software. On account of the sheer size of the last Patch Tuesday, it would only be fair to expect the next one to address a considerably smaller number of issues. Moreover, Microsoft usually delivers relatively fewer security updates during odd-numbered months like this one.
However, the company will be releasing nine security updates covering 13 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and its IIS web server software on September 14, 2010 – twice as many as the maximum during an odd-numbered month so far this year.
Although surprised by the unexpectedly large number of security bulletins, analysts believe the large number could be due to the “DLL load hijacking” vulnerability. According to some estimates, the bug affects hundreds of Windows applications. Four out of the nine security bulletins are rated “critical” with all the rest being labeled “important.”
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Lhot
September 10, 2010 at 4:06pm
....I've refused to give up Windows XP Pro. It's now 10-11 years old and MS is still patching it, now think of all the holes that MUST be present in, let's say, Windows 7 which is just a babe. On top of all that, I can find and root out an infection 100 times easier and faster on an OS that I've USED for 10 years.
Yes, I'm a card carrying left wing radical Windows XP Pro lover....and this article explains far better than I ever could, why this was a SMART choice on my part.
Always remember that MS can only sell you what you volunteer to buy...even with companies like DELL, HP, etc forcing Windows 7 on you, you're still not FORCED to accept it.....there's always Newegg.com and excellent computer building How-Tos, that a dexterous 15 year old could follow, right here on the Maximum PC website.
YOU are the consumer, YOU have the final say on what software and hardware is sold, bundled, filled with crapware....w/e. The second you act the sheep and follow the crowd, you give up this power you have over the developers. Think about this the next time a ....Best Buy salesperson is explaining what a great package you are buying, then immediately down load deCrapifier :/
M-ManLA
September 10, 2010 at 10:13pm
Are you going to keep your Windows XP when Windows 8 comes out and no one is making any software for it. Heck, it's already starting to happen.
