Microsoft has patched next critical hole in Windows
Posted: January 14th, 2009 | Tags: Security holes, Vulnerabilities |The next portion of patches for the software products was released past Tuesday by Microsoft corporation.
This time within the limits of monthly updating the company has published only one security bulletin . It contains the description of three “holes” in realisation of report Server Message Block of operating systems Windows of various versions, including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008.
According to Microsoft classification , vulnerability is characterised critically dangerous and, hence, can be maintained by malefactors for the purpose of reception of unapproved access to the remote computer and the subsequent performance on it of any program code. For organisation of the attack it is necessary to send the package of the data generated in special way on the computer of a victim.
Together with patches Microsoft has released the updated version of Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool intended for search of the most widespread harmful programs. The patches are available for download through Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and also it is direct from a official website.
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