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Patch Tuesday Alert! Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2015 - Do It Now
Microsoft Security TechCenter ^ | May 12, 2015 | Microsoft

Posted on 05/13/2015 6:13:05 AM PDT by dayglored

Published: May 12, 2015

Version: 1.0
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Executive Summaries
Exploitability Index
Affected Software
Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance
Acknowledgments
Other Information

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for May 2015.

For information about how to receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft security bulletins are issued, visit Microsoft Technical Security Notifications.

Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.

(Excerpt) Read more at technet.microsoft.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: patchtuesday; security; windows; windowspinglist
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I don't have to tell you. You know what I'm talking about. Do it. Now. :-)
1 posted on 05/13/2015 6:13:05 AM PDT by dayglored
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To: dayglored; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; Alas Babylon!; amigatec; ...
Patch...Patch...Patch...Patch...Patch...Patch...Patch... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: search on keyword "windowspinglist".

2 posted on 05/13/2015 6:13:55 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: dayglored
Windows Updates -- It's not just a good idea, it's The Law.
3 posted on 05/13/2015 6:15:59 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: dayglored
Why in the world would I try to fix something that works and does what I want?

/johnny

4 posted on 05/13/2015 6:18:11 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Good question. Running Win XP SP3 here. Installed in July, 2008. “Patches” applied = none. Works fine, never had a virus (Avast in use). Kerio firewall (no longer available).


5 posted on 05/13/2015 6:23:04 AM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Government is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Ummmm, you love making trouble?


6 posted on 05/13/2015 6:23:04 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: JRandomFreeper; upchuck
If you've got a setup that works for you and you're NOT connected to the Internet, no problem.

But that's far from the typical Windows user case.

Anybody surfing the web these days with an unpatched system is asking for more trouble than if they do the patches, statistically speaking.

7 posted on 05/13/2015 6:25:25 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Agree.

Too many updates/upgrades from MS and other software companies cause more problems than they resolve.

Last year, for example, one of the Win7 updates caused some laptops to crash and go into a cycle of restart-crash-restart-crash.

==

I quit Firefox for similar reasons. Updates killed extensions or conflicted with Flash video. Opening a PDF is a crap shoot — sometimes it will open, most times not.


8 posted on 05/13/2015 6:27:48 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: dayglored
I let my network handle the virus threat and it does a great job, and has for years.

The laptop is never connected to the raw internet. I would be crazy to do that. ;)

Even I'm not that crazy.

I just don't like fixing something that works like I want it to.

/johnny

9 posted on 05/13/2015 6:33:28 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Depends on whether you’re connecting to the internet, or the internet is connecting to you.


10 posted on 05/13/2015 6:53:06 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic
True, that.

I've got it wrapped up so tight that only a few services are allowed to even get to that laptop.

/johnny

11 posted on 05/13/2015 6:58:23 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: dayglored
I noticed this in our vulnerability meeting yesterday:

A server needs to support 512-bit DHE key lengths for an attack to be successful; the minimum allowable DHE key length in default configurations of Windows servers is 1024 bits.

Sooooo... it's not a concern? Then again, if MS didn't release it, they'd get blamed for some idiot who deliberately configured 512 DHE keys in their environment.

12 posted on 05/13/2015 7:05:35 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: dayglored

Yeah, had 27 patches this morning!


13 posted on 05/13/2015 7:11:42 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. ItÂ’s been found hard and not tried')
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To: dayglored

Thanks for the ping... just updated...


14 posted on 05/13/2015 8:35:17 AM PDT by GOPJ (More blacks are aborted every week than have been lynched in the entire history of the country-Rush)
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To: dayglored

Patches, I’m depending on you, son.


15 posted on 05/13/2015 8:36:55 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dayglored

My Win XP SP3 machine is connected to the Internet ususally for several hours per day, at least.

I’m on a dial-up line which is why I don’t do updating. Updates can take hours to download.

Fortunately, I’ve had no trouble with bad guys, viruses or malware. I’ve thought part of that could be it takes too long to download the bad stuff at 56K :)


16 posted on 05/13/2015 12:42:32 PM PDT by upchuck (The current Federal Government is what the Founding Fathers tried to prevent. WAKE UP!! Amendment V)
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To: JRandomFreeper
> The laptop is never connected to the raw internet. I would be crazy to do that. ;) Even I'm not that crazy.

Scary thing is, a lot of people at home do exactly that. Hook their one computer up directly to the cable or DSL modem, no NAT router or firewall.

Luckily the past few years, it's become more standard practice for ISPs to install a NAT router (typically because they want wireless), so there's at least the possibility that the computer won't have its little legs spread for everybody out there to plug away at.

But even so, the teenager playing games will open up ports or move the machine's LAN IP to the DMZ and lose all the protection.

Sheesh. Anyway, glad to hear you're staying safe. :)

17 posted on 05/13/2015 6:03:23 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: upchuck
> I’m on a dial-up line ... I’ve thought part of that could be it takes too long to download the bad stuff at 56K :)

There's probably truth to that. Generally speaking these days a dial-up line doesn't get assigned a public IP address, so you're somewhat more protected from direct attack.

18 posted on 05/13/2015 6:05:14 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: dayglored
LOL! Since I live alone the teens don't get to mess with the router.

Of course, when the teens are here, they pretty much get whatever they want on the net... It just has to be me opening the ports. They love it because I do the heavy lifting for them.

And I get to watch exactly what is going on.

Boy teen sorta freaked out when he found out that I knew everything going across my net... I didn't leave him hanging for too long. He's not looking at anything weird, so he's safe. ;)

/johnny

19 posted on 05/13/2015 6:08:33 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: dayglored

Got update error 80244019.
All my setting are correct.
Scanned for virus. Clean.
Now, suddenly, working.
New patch of grey hair.


20 posted on 05/14/2015 7:32:00 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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