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Microsoft To Release 13 Patches Next Week
TechWeb ^ | February 3, 2005 | TechWeb News

Posted on 02/03/2005 1:53:24 PM PST by Eagle9

Microsoft on Thursday gave early warning that next week's monthly dose of security bulletins and patches will be among its biggest ever.

According to the Advance Notification service, which pre-announces upcoming patches but limits the information disclosed, next Tuesday's roundup will include 13 security bulletins, at least three of which will be marked "Critical," the Redmond, Wash.-based developer's most dire warning.

Nine of the bulletins affect Microsoft Windows. That's a much-higher-than-normal number, and three times what the company published in January.

Other patches will be published to fix bugs in SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office, the .Net Framework, Visual Studio, Windows Media Player, and MSN Messenger.

Microsoft has several unresolved vulnerabilities, according to security researchers, who have noted problems in Windows XP SP2's buffer overflow defense, and continued weaknesses in Internet Explorer.

The patches will be posted on Microsoft's security Web site on February 8, and be available for downloading from the Windows Update service that same day.


TOPICS: Technical
KEYWORDS: computersecurity; exploit; getamac; ie; internetexploiter; lowqualitycrap; microsoft; os; patch; securityflaw; trojan; virus; windows; worm
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A stitch in time saves nine ... uh, thirteen.
1 posted on 02/03/2005 1:53:24 PM PST by Eagle9
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To: Eagle9
Microsoft To Release 13 Patches Next Week

Good thing they don't sell tires.

2 posted on 02/03/2005 1:54:57 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Prepare for Fierce Allegiance day, Feb 9th.)
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To: Eagle9
Shocking!

Firefox anyone?

3 posted on 02/03/2005 1:55:06 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: Eagle9; Swordmaker
Microsoft Reveals New Security:

It's the Bush2000 employment project.

"See? You still need me!"

4 posted on 02/03/2005 1:55:55 PM PST by IncPen ( When the liberals act like midgets, we can't help but look like giants... [ Q 1/20/05 ])
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To: Eagle9

This is the patch which you have to show proof you are using an unpirated version of windows. All those people that never had to enter a code (EOM Dell system for example) will have to do it now. Going to knock a lot of people offline that threw away there key cards, and also the pirates.


5 posted on 02/03/2005 1:55:58 PM PST by Next_Time_NJ (NJ demorat exterminator)
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To: frogjerk

Thanks, but my Opera and Safari work wonderfully.

[FWIW, if I were on a PC, I'd happily test Firefox against Opera and use the best of those two.]


6 posted on 02/03/2005 1:58:25 PM PST by Frank L
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To: Eagle9

"patches,we don't need no stinkin' patches"


7 posted on 02/03/2005 1:59:18 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve to keep us free)
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To: Eagle9
Steve, wake up

and do your HAPPY DANCE!!


8 posted on 02/03/2005 2:00:43 PM PST by mental
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To: mdittmar

WWW.APPLE.COM


9 posted on 02/03/2005 2:02:12 PM PST by spower
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To: spower

I have never owned an Apple before but tinkered with the new iMac the other day. I am becoming more and more tempted to buy an Apple computer. What a nifty machine!


10 posted on 02/03/2005 2:04:23 PM PST by SaveTheChief (There are 10 types of people -- those who understand binary, and those who don't.)
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To: Eagle9

Just bought a G5 dual processor. No looking back now. I am changing my entire office over to minimac and WYSE termianl servers to work with my MYSEQUEL server. My IT costs were getting out of control and 90% of it was related to spyware and viruses.


11 posted on 02/03/2005 2:09:02 PM PST by NYCRebublican (No more Slimes)
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To: Eagle9

Microsoft suckers - run a real operating system - CP/M


12 posted on 02/03/2005 2:10:47 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob (Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?)
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To: Eagle9; ChefKeith

ping


13 posted on 02/03/2005 2:11:46 PM PST by WestCoastGal (Daytona 500 ~ 17 days!~~9 days to the Shootout ~~Sr "If you can't take the speed get off the track")
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To: Eagle9
I have the url to get microsoft's security patch NOW if you want it. Click HERE to get the

secure version

of "windows"
14 posted on 02/03/2005 2:16:23 PM PST by chronic_loser (The mindless violence of 99% of Muslims give a bad name to the rest of Islam)
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To: IncPen

he'll call you a "satanist" for that!


15 posted on 02/03/2005 2:17:19 PM PST by ken21 (most news today is either stupid or evil.)
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To: Eagle9

I don't have time for my usual Microsoft rant. Is anyone else getting tired of this? I can't begin to imagine what it costs the company I work for.


16 posted on 02/03/2005 2:20:07 PM PST by Roses0508
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To: Tennessee_Bob
run a real operating system - CP/M

No virus, no hack computing. I miss it.

17 posted on 02/03/2005 2:22:16 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Eagle9

13? Ha! More proof that the Illuminati really rules the world! /tinfoil off. (I spent too much time reading THAT Zot thread!)


18 posted on 02/03/2005 2:22:16 PM PST by bootless (Never Forget - And Never Again)
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To: Next_Time_NJ

Nice Example...however the Dell keys are on the case.


19 posted on 02/03/2005 2:27:48 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Microsoft suckers - run a real operating system - CP/M

Well Windows IS CP/M. Where do you think DOS was copied from?

20 posted on 02/03/2005 2:29:03 PM PST by amigatec (There are no significant bugs in our software... Maybe you're not using it properly.- Bill Gates)
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