Month: October 2008
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New Microsoft Web Worm Threat
So, when Brian Livingston of Windows Secrets advises everyone to install the new MS patch without hesitation, you know it’s serious. Brian states that this is the first time in 1-1/2 years that Microsoft has released an emergency fix outside of its monthly “Patch Tuesday” cycle. The patch is found in Security bulletin MS08-067 (patch…
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Fake Windows Update Ignored by Outlook’s Email Defenses
There’s a fake Microsoft email message with a nasty file attachment wending it’s way around the internet. It’s supposedly a Windows update .exe sent as an attachment to a Microsoft email.