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4 New Microsoft Security Patches

4 New Microsoft Security Patches 04/14/2004 02:27 AM
CBS News Apr 14 2004 6:34AM GMT

Microsoft puts out 4 security patches

Microsoft puts out 4 security patches 04/14/2004 02:14 AM
Microsoft Corp. released three critical patches yesterday to fix Windows security flaws that could allow an attacker to take over another person's computer. A fourth patch, which the company called "important," fixes a similar vulnerability in versions of the Windows operating system, which runs more than 90 percent of the world's computers. All told, the patches fix a total of 20 vulnerabilities. The patches, released as part of Microsoft's regular monthly update, apply to Windows editions dating back to Windows 98, and also affect server systems going back to Windows NT Server 4.0.

Microsoft Issues Security Patches

Microsoft Issues Security Patches 11/11/2003 10:17 PM
PC Magazine Nov 11 2003 9:32PM ET

Microsoft Releases New Security Patches

Microsoft Releases New Security Patches 02/01/2005 10:10 PM

Three new Microsoft security patches
released

Three new Microsoft security patches
released 01/16/2004 10:57 AM

Eight Security Patches From Microsoft
Due April 12

Eight Security Patches From Microsoft
Due April 12 04/07/2005 03:00 PM
April 12 is "Patch Tuesday" for Windows users. This month you can expect to be very busy. Microsoft plans to release no less than eight security patches, at least four of which are considered to be critical. The patches will include critical updates for Microsoft Office, MSN Messenger, and Exchange. The company also announced that beginning April 2005 it will change its Security Bulletin Advance Notification information provisioning to include information about Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool as well as any tools that would be related to upcoming security patches.

Microsoft Security Patches For April

Microsoft Security Patches For April 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
Boost Marketing Apr 14 2005 11:59AM GMT

Microsoft Patches JPEG Security Flaw

Microsoft Patches JPEG Security Flaw 09/14/2004 06:52 PM
Microsoft has issued a critical security bulletin regarding a buffer overrun vulnerability that exists when Windows processes JPEG image files. The flaw could allow code to be remotely executed and give an attacker full control over an affected system. Microsoft has posted a September 2004 Security Update to correct the issue.

Microsoft patches "critical" Windows
security bug

Microsoft patches "critical" Windows
security bug 02/11/2004 12:12 PM
Microsoft issues a patch for a critical eight-month-old vulnerability. Why did it take so long?

Microsoft Releases April Security
Patches

Microsoft Releases April Security
Patches 04/13/2005 10:55 PM
Newsbug Apr 14 2005 3:20AM GMT

"Microsoft patches three critical
security problems"

"Microsoft patches three critical
security problems" 11/12/2003 01:21 PM

Microsoft patches three critical
security problems

Microsoft patches three critical
security problems 11/12/2003 01:20 PM
Microsoft announced patches for three "critical" security problems and a fourth labeled "important" in its second monthly summary of security bulletins aimed at making it easier for its customers to staying on top of patch releases.

Microsoft releases monthly security
patches

Microsoft releases monthly security
patches 06/08/2004 03:41 PM
Microsoft Corp. released software updates for versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and warned customers about a security vulnerability in a Windows component called IDirectPlay4, which is used to support multiplayer network games.

Microsoft Critical Security Flaw Patches

Microsoft Critical Security Flaw Patches 04/16/2005 05:46 AM
Boost Marketing Apr 16 2005 10:22AM GMT

Microsoft issues seven security patches,
two critical

Microsoft issues seven security patches,
two critical 07/13/2004 05:08 PM
Software updates released today by Microsoft include fixes for previously unknown flaws in the Windows OS, including critical holes in the Windows Task Manager and HTML help features.

Thirteen patches planned in next
Microsoft security update

Thirteen patches planned in next
Microsoft security update 02/05/2005 08:59 PM
Microsoft has telegraphed its plans to release 13 security patches as part of its regular monthly security update next Tuesday.

Microsoft releases security patches for
internet explorer

Microsoft releases security patches for
internet explorer 07/31/2004 05:02 PM
PakTribune.com Jul 31 2004 8:52PM GMT

Microsoft offering heads-up on security
patches to some customers

Microsoft offering heads-up on security
patches to some customers 09/15/2004 06:57 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 15 2004 10:50PM GMT

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates – Part 1

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates – Part 1 09/06/2004 05:52 PM

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates – Part 2

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates – Part 2 09/09/2004 08:22 PM

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates (for 2002
– 2004)

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 security
Bulletins, Patches and Updates (for 2002
– 2004) 12/26/2004 12:42 PM

Sending Software Execs To Jail For Bad
Security

Sending Software Execs To Jail For Bad
Security 12/19/2003 01:03 PM
It's pretty easy to make suggestions like this when you're sitting at a desk writing articles, and not writing code. Over at News.com, Charles Cooper is suggesting that the way to solve the cybersecurity issue is to put the fear of jail into software execs. Basically, he wants a Sarbanes-Oxley for cybersecurity that says that if a system is not secure, the executives of a company that makes the products can go to jail. While he is right that many security problems are due to sloppy programming, programming is not quite the same as accounting, and mistakes are going to slip through - not because of fraud (as in most accounting issues), but because it's nearly impossible to find every potential security hole or imagine every possible attempted intrusion scenario. While such a law likely would improve security on a number of products, it would also create a huge burden on software companies (and make many smart execs wary of becoming a software CEO). While it might make sense to increase the liability of software companies that do a bad job, there has to be a limit, or it will make it absolutely impossible for any new software company to ever get started.

"Families should be sending pictures and
care packages to Iraq - and the
Department of Defense should be sending
the body armor"

"Families should be sending pictures and
care packages to Iraq - and the
Department of Defense should be sending
the body armor" 03/08/2004 11:17 PM

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere!

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere! 12/10/2003 05:27 PM
Ridgelift writes "Even though Microsoft's recently announce they would not be issuing any new patches for the month of December, the boys at Redmond were ...

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere!

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere! 12/10/2003 06:41 PM
Slashdot Dec 10 2003 5:39PM ET

Microsoft Patches IE Flaw July 2 - 6:05
PM ET News in Brief | On Friday
Microsoft released a patch for the fla

Microsoft Patches IE Flaw July 2 - 6:05
PM ET News in Brief | On Friday
Microsoft released a patch for the fla 07/02/2004 07:44 PM
BetaNews Jul 2 2004 11:22PM GMT

Mac OS X update patches 15 security
holes

Mac OS X update patches 15 security
holes 09/08/2004 08:37 AM

Mozilla Patches Security Hole

Mozilla Patches Security Hole 07/09/2004 06:14 PM

Yahoo Patches IM Security Hole

Yahoo Patches IM Security Hole 12/05/2003 10:11 AM
PC Magazine Dec 5 2003 9:31AM ET

Progeny is going to be selling security
patches for Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9

Progeny is going to be selling security
patches for Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9 12/10/2003 09:04 PM
Progeny is going to be selling security patches for Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9 for $5/month/computer. I'm sure someone will subscribe to this, recompile the SRPMs, and post them on an FTP site.

Notes and Tips: 10.3.4 Security Patches

Notes and Tips: 10.3.4 Security Patches 05/29/2004 12:25 PM
Apple details security patches included in Mac OS X 10.3.4, and John Gruber has more.

Cisco Patches IOS Security Flaws

Cisco Patches IOS Security Flaws 04/11/2005 07:37 PM
The most serious vulnerability could allow malicious hackers to access network resources.

Apple Patches Mac OS X Security Hole

Apple Patches Mac OS X Security Hole 12/23/2003 04:35 PM
Extreme Tech Dec 23 2003 3:10PM ET

Apple patches security flaws

Apple patches security flaws 03/24/2005 12:14 PM
Apple Computer has patched nine security flaws in a new update for its Mac OS X operating system, including some that could allow an attacker to take over a system, and a phishing flaw in Safari that was recently fixed in the Mozilla Firefox browser.

WinZip patches security flaw

WinZip patches security flaw 09/06/2004 02:14 PM
ZDNet UK Sep 6 2004 6:45PM GMT

The Problem With Monthly Security
Patches

The Problem With Monthly Security
Patches 12/09/2003 09:45 PM
So much for that plan. Back in October, we joked about Microsoft's plans to make their operating system more secure by patching it less often. The convoluted thinking was that if they spent more time on specific monthly (second Tuesday of every month) patches, they could get them right and not always be frantic about coming out with new patches all the time. Of course, there's one fatal flaw in this plan, and that's that security holes (and those who publicize and/or exploit them) don't work on a monthly schedule. So, while it's the second Tuesday of December today, there's no patch from Microsoft. They're making it sound like it's a good thing, but that ignores the few "critical" security updates that came out over the last couple months when "off-schedule" security holes were found.

Apple Patches Security Hole in Mac OS X

Apple Patches Security Hole in Mac OS X 05/23/2004 12:20 PM
The company has released an update to Mac OS X patching a security hole that potentially allowed malicious code to be run via a Web page.

Oracle Still Sitting on
Database-Security Patches

Oracle Still Sitting on
Database-Security Patches 08/17/2004 09:05 PM
The company for weeks has kept a stony silence on a release date for patches fixing flaws it has known about since winter.

Thirteen patches planned in next MS
security update

Thirteen patches planned in next MS
security update 02/05/2005 09:40 PM
IT administrators may find themselves grappling with triskaidekaphobia on Tuesday when Microsoft releases a flood of 13 new security patches, including several critical updates.
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Alienware Releases Service Pack 2 on All
New Windows XP Systems

Alienware Releases Service Pack 2 on All
New Windows XP Systems 08/10/2004 03:53 PM

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“Alienware Customers to Receive Boost in Security Protection, Wireless Usability and Internet Functionality MIAMI, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Alienware®, the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center and professional systems, announced the availability of Windows XP Service Pack 2 on Alienware systems preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Professional or XP Home Edition. Service Pack 2 introduces the latest innovations and advanced security technologies from Microsoft for an overall improved experience with Windows XP.”…

Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1
Evaluation Edition

Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1
Evaluation Edition 08/02/2004 01:10 AM
This free downloadable version of the Evaluation Edition is segmented into smaller downloads so you can easily and successfully access the tools to begin evaluating Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1 today.

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
Millennium Edition (KB829558)

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
Millennium Edition (KB829558) 06/03/2004 12:43 AM
Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) provides the latest updates to the Microsoft Jet 4.0 database engine. Download now to obtain the most up-to-date versions of several files that are used by Microsoft products incorporating Microsoft Jet 4.0.

XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Released
August 25 - 11:39 AM ET As part of
Windows XP Service Pack 2, which will ma

XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Released
August 25 - 11:39 AM ET As part of
Windows XP Service Pack 2, which will ma 08/27/2004 11:03 PM
BetaNews Aug 28 2004 2:27AM GMT

OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 delivers
synchronization with Windows Mobile
devices

OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 delivers
synchronization with Windows Mobile
devices 04/21/2004 08:58 AM

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
(v 2)

Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
(v 2) 05/07/2004 01:56 AM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), currently a Release Candidate in Beta testing, includes significant enhancements to the Windows Firewall component, previously known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Windows Firewall is a stateful host-based firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic, providing a level of protection for computers against malicious users or programs. To provide better protection for computers connected to any kind of network (such as the Internet, a home network, or an organization network), Windows XP SP2 enables Windows Firewall on all network connections by default. This new behavior can impair some types of communications. This article describes how to deploy the appropriate configuration settings for Windows Firewall on an organization network so that it is enabled and providing protection, and so that communications are not impaired.

Windows XP Service Pack 2, Build 2138 on
Windows Update v5

Windows XP Service Pack 2, Build 2138 on
Windows Update v5 06/02/2004 08:28 AM

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 04/12/2004 08:44 AM

Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in
Windows XP Service Pack 2

Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in
Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/01/2004 11:37 PM

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“Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), now in Beta testing, includes the new Windows Firewall, previously known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Windows Firewall is a stateful host-based firewall that drops all unsolicited incoming traffic that does not correspond to either traffic sent in response to a request of the computer (solicited traffic) or unsolicited traffic that has been specified as allowed (excepted traffic). Windows Firewall provides a level of protection from malicious users…

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 09/02/2004 12:00 PM

Windows FAQ: Deploying Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 by using Systems
Management Server

Windows FAQ: Deploying Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 by using Systems
Management Server 04/01/2005 11:15 AM

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/09/2004 04:34 PM
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides new proactive security technologies for Windows XP to better defend against viruses, worms, and hackers. In addition to a more robust security infrastructure, SP2 improves the security configuration options of Windows XP and provides better security information to help users faced with security decisions. [Update 272.4 MB]

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
95/98/NT 4.0

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
95/98/NT 4.0 12/10/2003 09:12 AM

Windows Service Pack 2 is out

Windows Service Pack 2 is out 08/06/2004 04:30 PM
Sympatico Aug 6 2004 8:11PM GMT

First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2

First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2 12/31/2003 02:30 PM
Security Pipeline obtained access to the first widespread beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) during the holidays. Microsoft has said that this beta represents a subset of what will be released when this software is finalized sometime during the first half of 2004. We tested the new software on a couple of test machines, and found it to be very reliable during a couple of days use. It's not recommended that you install this beta in a production environment, however.

"Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2"

"Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2" 08/10/2004 02:30 PM

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Finally RTM

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Finally RTM 08/06/2004 01:31 PM
In a letter just sent to testers, "Final testing is complete and at 10:08am this morning we signed off on build 2180 as Windows XP Service Pack 2, releasing it to manufacturing. The final build will be available to beta sites immediately at http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/download/dl3.asp. You will find both English and German versions there, Japanese will follow early next week. Next week the service pack will be available on the Microsoft Download Center for general download. In the interim we're making the update available to you via the beta web site. If you are running RC2, or any other build released to beta sites, we invite you to turn on Automatic Updates, and starting on August 10th your system will automatically download the express version of Windows XP SP2. For typical home users this is about a 75 MB download; for those on RC2 it should be less than 30 MB. "

Microsoft comes through with Windows
Service Pack 2

Microsoft comes through with Windows
Service Pack 2 08/06/2004 04:59 PM
After some last-minute waxing and buffing, Microsoft finally sent its Windows XP Service Pack 2 to manufacturing early Friday. The product is expected to be available shortly through the Windows Updates feature in Windows XP, company officials said.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Arrives

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Arrives 08/06/2004 05:08 PM

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“However, the highly anticipated upgrade is not yet available to end users. Microsoft is announcing only its release to manufacturing, and expects it to be posted on the vendor’s Windows download site by early next week. What’s more, the company is urging individual users to avoid downloading it, because anticipated traffic jams are likely to produce timeouts or other problems. Rather, users should wait for the update to come to them.”…

Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2

Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/10/2004 03:40 AM
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FAQ | Be cautious when you use new
Windows service pack

FAQ | Be cautious when you use new
Windows service pack 08/08/2004 03:19 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 8 2004 7:42AM GMT

Preview of Windows XP Service Pack 2

Preview of Windows XP Service Pack 2 06/08/2004 01:46 PM
Microsoft has made great strides in improving the user experience and to help protect from the worms and viruses that inhabit the net. From the most part I have had no problems with this service pack besides a couple of annoyances that accompany beta software.

Ready for Windows Service Pack 2?

Ready for Windows Service Pack 2? 09/20/2004 08:57 AM
Boston Globe Sep 20 2004 12:43PM GMT

WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 available @
MSDN

WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 available @
MSDN 08/07/2004 10:24 AM

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Webl0g

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Webl0g 05/20/2004 07:16 AM
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Changes to Functionality in Windows XP
Service Pack 2

Changes to Functionality in Windows XP
Service Pack 2 12/13/2003 10:28 AM

Torrent for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Torrent for Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/09/2004 04:48 PM
Microsoft needs to distribute its new Win XP Service Pack 2 to 260 million Windows users at 75MB each. Moving a wodge that big to that many machines is too much even for the biggest software company on the planet. So the folks at Downhill Battle have seized upon this as an opportunity to prove the substantial noninfringing uses of P2P by releasing a .torrent of SP@ (complete with checksum info so that you can verify that this isn't some malware-riddled trojan, except to the extent that it is a typical piece of the Windows XP OS). Join the mesh, shoulder the load, get your medicine -- the 21st Century way. Link (via Waxy)

Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack
1.3 RC-1

Unofficial Windows 98 SE Service Pack
1.3 RC-1 04/11/2004 06:50 AM

Comments on Windows XP Service Pack 2

Comments on Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/09/2004 05:56 AM
As we reported yesterday, Service Pack 2 for Windows XP has finally been released and is now available for people to download and install on their systems. The file, at just over 250 Megs, is a hefty download yet is packed with new updates well worth getting (Microsoft will allow people to order a CD with it on in due course).

The install took about 5-10 minutes, yet clearly this figure will vary from system to system. After installing and rebooting XP asked me to turn on automatic updates (even before reaching windows). An excellent move on Microsoft's behalf, and one that serves to highlights a growing commitment to security and user safety. On the first run, Microsoft also loads up the new Security Center. The Security Center monitors your Antivirus, Firewall, and Auto Update situation. If it detects anything that is potentially damaging or hazardous, it will prompt you with a warning and give you advice on how to resolve the issue. Microsoft has saved a lot of hassle for users in that if you have Zone Alarm installed, they leave the Windows Firewall off to prevent conflicts.

Less importantly for a Firefox user like me, Internet Explorer has been updated and the new features seem helpful. It seems somewhat nippier that before, and with additions like pop-up blocking make it a slightly more attractive prospect than before; however, it still lacks features like tabbed browsing and standards compliancy that still make some of the new features mute points. To really start winning back people, Microsoft need to get IE 7 out the door with these features (Before longhorn though?).

Asides from these major additions, there are many more subtle changes that XP SP2 has brought in (NX code, improved security and stability). As a user, my computer does seem to be doing tasks a bit faster. The only minor problem; XP re-installed MS Messenger (to be expected), yet continued to load it up even though MSN Messenger is running! Silently wasting 5 megs of Ram, it's annoying, but thankfully removable. I haven't had any of the problems that a few people have mentioned, and would thus recommend SP2 to all.

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Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD 08/06/2004 11:15 AM
In order to easily obtain Windows XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft will ship at no cost SP2 CDs. This is great news for those of us who don't have broadband, but most importantly this will help to secure a large amount of consumer desktops.

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Microsoft Sending Security Patches on a CD

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