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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2015 (Wheee!! It's Patch Tuesday Again!!)
Microsoft Technet ^ | Oct 13, 2015 | Microsoft Security Team

Posted on 10/13/2015 5:30:04 PM PDT by dayglored

Published: October 13, 2015

On this page:
    Executive Summaries
    Exploitability Index
    Affected Software
    Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance
    Acknowledgments
    Other Information
This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for October 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. Executive Summaries

The following table summarizes the security bulletins for this month in order of severity.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: microsoft; patchtuesday; windows; windowspinglist
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All those of you who keep your Windows installs patched up to date... it's time to do it again!
1 posted on 10/13/2015 5:30:05 PM PDT by dayglored
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To: dayglored; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; Alas Babylon!; amigatec; ...
October Patches, fresh and steaming hot!! Come 'n git 'em! ... PING!

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

2 posted on 10/13/2015 5:31:14 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

I am surprised that nobody has ever created a cartoon character “Patch Tuesday” for Microsquish.


3 posted on 10/13/2015 5:35:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dayglored

Yup, mine arrived around 3pm eastern. No problems although I could swear there was a 2010 Word 64 bit update buyt when I looked, briefly, I saw only Office. I’ll check again in the morning. I usually get minor updates overnight
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4 posted on 10/13/2015 5:38:16 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Unmutual and Disharmonious)
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To: Secret Agent Man


5 posted on 10/13/2015 5:39:05 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Secret Agent Man
> I am surprised that nobody has ever created a cartoon character “Patch Tuesday” for Microsquish.

How about recycling "Clippy"?

6 posted on 10/13/2015 5:50:51 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: JoeProBono

LOL!


7 posted on 10/13/2015 5:51:16 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

I bought a new Toshiba Win10 laptop 4 weeks ago as a back up for my Acer Chromebook 15, to use the Toshiba’s ethernet connection for financial work, for my word processing/spreadsheets and some stand alone stuff.

At first the Toshiba was about as fast as my Chrome book to get on line.

It has gotten slower each day. I get to look at the damn blue circle about as long as with my old deceased HP Win 7, which is now at a recycle place.

Our family IT guy recommended a connector for my RJ Ethernet, and it plugs into a USB 3.0 slot on my Chromebook.

It works, and I connect my Chromebook to my new View Sonic with a HDMI cable and use a USB wireless keyboard and mouse to have a fast and secure ethernet desktop with my Chromebook.


8 posted on 10/13/2015 7:15:46 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Pass the popcorn, set back/watch the Russians destroy Isis in Syria and Iran doing the same in Iraq)
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To: dayglored

I prefer the 30+ approach. We just patched last month’s stuff this morning.


9 posted on 10/14/2015 3:16:30 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Congratulations! You have a laptop with an operating system designed by a company whose prime directive is to catalog every last thing about your life.

If anyone is using a device designed by Google (i.e. Android phone, Chromebook, Chromcast), you’re freely providing your information to “the cloud.” Enjoy!


10 posted on 10/14/2015 3:18:18 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

MS doesn’t do that?


11 posted on 10/14/2015 6:34:24 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Pass the popcorn, set back/watch the Russians destroy Isis in Syria and Iran doing the same in Iraq)
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To: Grampa Dave

MS gives you control. Doesn’t matter what you do in a Google OS, your data is theirs to sell. It’s even in their product EULAs.


12 posted on 10/14/2015 8:17:32 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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> I prefer the 30+ approach. We just patched last month’s stuff this morning.

Wise choice, assuming none of the patches are zero-day. I often end up doing that too, though typically more through procrastination or laziness, than a conscious decision to wait.

13 posted on 10/14/2015 9:29:23 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

If our IT Security team deems a 0-day risky enough, we’ll patch it right away.


14 posted on 10/14/2015 9:58:29 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

MS gives access to our data to criminal hackers around the world in spite of basically forcing us to use worthless and expensive programs to protect us for a week or so.

Then, they allow dangerous and bad bloatware to be on 99.99% of most MS computers we buy.

Save your time and preach the MS bs to the MS cult and those dumb enough to think MS is helping to protect them. I bought my last MS crapware pc this past September.


15 posted on 10/14/2015 11:14:30 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Pass the popcorn, set back/watch the to destroy Isis in Syria and Iran doing the same in Iraq)
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That’s fine Dave. You believe in your cult, I’ll believe in mine, but for the love of God don’t drop into Microsoft-based threads and spew your bullshit about how bad MS is. I’ve been a Microsoft engineer for 20+ years and while there are faults out of Redmond, I’d take them over the government-funded boffins at Google or Apple any day.


16 posted on 10/14/2015 2:29:36 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia
"I’ve been a Microsoft engineer for 20+ years and while there are faults out of Redmond, I’d take them over the government-funded boffins at Google or Apple any day." Imagine that. The discourse here is why MS will take some semi mortal blows over the upcoming years. I have zero financial interest or personal interest in Google and don't own any Apple products/nor Apple stock. Up to this year, I have been a loyal little customer of MS HP. You won't listen to any of us as we leave your products as your products are being aimed at the failures to launch in their mother's home past the age of 30 aka the power gamers, with their power computers with large amounts of memory and blazing fast cpus. They love the challenge of just logging on each day. I will be 77 next month, and I don't love that unrewarding challenge every morning and reading about the latest breach. MS is like the GOPE,. They don't want to hear from their consumers/voters as per this discussion. When companies enter that mode, they have ingested the slow corporate death rigors due to self inflicted poison. Then they refuse to consider any antidotes offered by past and formerly loyal customers. Good luck!
17 posted on 10/14/2015 3:51:08 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Pass the popcorn, set back/watch the to destroy Isis in Syria and Iran doing the same in Iraq)
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To: Grampa Dave

Are you daft, Dave? Seriously? My primary complaint is that you’re one of those fervent anti-MS posters who find it necessary to jump into a thread about Microsoft simply to bash them. You’re adding nothing substantive to the conversation!

As far as your “insights,” the facts are completely contrary to what you’ve stated, sir. Microsoft owns over 75% of the desktop market around the world. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT! That’s a lot more than your prognostications lend credence. People have been predicting Microsoft’s demise since Windows 95, yet they continue on.

I’m not bashing Linux-based operating systems. I use them myself. I’m saying that if you think that your information is secure in a Google operating system, you’re a fool. But then, I’m half your age and have a lot more concern over my data in the long term. God bless you sir, and God speed in your years of computing.


18 posted on 10/15/2015 4:30:37 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

Adios and have fun in the upcoming decade.


19 posted on 10/15/2015 7:00:54 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Pass the popcorn, set back/watch the to destroy Isis in Syria and Iran doing the same in Iraq)
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> Microsoft owns over 75% of the desktop market around the world.

Is it actually that low? I thought MS was up around 90% in the US, and only slightly lower elsewhere. Has OS X actually made that much of an inroad? I thought they were at like 8%. Linux sure ain't doing it on the desktop, that's less than 2% last I heard. OS/2? Chrome OS? Some sleeper non-MS OS I'm not aware of? What's silently eating up 15% of the desktop market?

I must not understand...

20 posted on 10/15/2015 3:55:08 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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