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Restart issues after installing MS10-015

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Hi everyone, I am writing to let you know that we are aware that after installing the February security updates a limited number of users are experiencing issues restarting their computers. Our initial analysis suggests that the issue occurs after installing MS10-015 (KB977165). However, we have not confirmed that the issue is specific to MS10-015 or if it is an interoperability problem with another component or third-party software.

February 2010 Security Bulletin Release

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

MSRC Bulletin Release Blog Post Hi everyone, As mentioned in our ANS blog post last week, today we are releasing 13 bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities. 11 bulletins affect Windows and 2 affect older versions of Microsoft Office. In the post on Thursday, we mentioned that bulletins in the ANS listed as 1, 2, 3, and 6 were going to top our deployment priority list this month.

February 2010 Bulletin Release Advance Notification

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Today we released February bulletin information through our Advance Notification Service (ANS). This month, we will be releasing 13 bulletins - five rated Critical, seven rated Important, and one rated Moderate - addressing 26 vulnerabilities. Eleven of the bulletins affect Windows and the remaining two affect Office. More information about the upcoming security updates can be found on the Advance Notification Service (ANS) webpage.

Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A - January 21, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

Hosts: Adrian Stone, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Jerry Bryant, Senior Security Communications Manager Lead Website: TechNet/security Chat Topic: January 2010 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010 Q: I understand the severity for workstaitons. Is the severity lower for servers in terms of this vulnerability, since most servers (except Terminal Servers) do not use IE?

Monthly Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A - January, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Hosts: Dustin Childs, Security Program Manager Jerry Bryant, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Website: TechNet/security Chat Topic: January 2010 Security Bulletins Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Q: Will installing the latest version of Adobe Flash Player uninstall Adobe Flash Player 6, or am I required to use the removal tool first before installing?

January 2010 Security Bulletin Release

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Summary of Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Release for January 2010 Hi Everyone, We hope that 2010 is off to a good start for you. For our first bulletin release of the New Year, we have one Critical bulletin affecting all versions of Windows. The bulletin, MS10-001, addresses one vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine and is Critical on Windows 2000.

January 2010 Bulletin Release Advance Notification

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Advance Notification for the January 2010 Security Bulletin Release It may be a new year but here in the Microsoft Security Response Center, it is business as usual. This month we have one bulletin addressing a single vulnerability in Windows. The vulnerability is critical on Windows 2000 and low for all other platforms.

Monthly Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A - December 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

Hosts: Adrian Stone, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Jerry Bryant, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Website: TechNet/security Chat Topic: December 2009 Security Bulletins Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Q: In reference to Windows Vista ** KB973565, we have machines that install this update, then reboot and uninstall the update. Is this a known problem?

December 2009 Bulletin Release Advance Notification

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Advance Notification for the December 2009 Security Bulletin Release For December we are planning to release six new security bulletins addressing 12 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Office products. Three of the bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical and three have a maximum severity rating of Important.

Monthly Security Bulletin Webcast Q&A - November 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Hosts: Adrian Stone, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Jerry Bryant, Senior Security Program Manager Lead Website: TechNet/security Chat Topic: November 2009 Security Bulletin Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009** Q: It looks like MS09-063 is only vulnerable to attacks via the local subnet, so is a Vista computer connected via Wi-Fi with the network configured as public, vulnerable?