Geek Republic » security http://www.geek-republic.com ...in Geek we trust Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:17:37 +0000 en hourly 1 Microsoft Releases 34 Fixes on Patch Tuesday http://www.geek-republic.com/2010/08/11/microsoft-releases-34-fixes-patch-tuesday/ http://www.geek-republic.com/2010/08/11/microsoft-releases-34-fixes-patch-tuesday/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:08:03 +0000 Mike Nathan http://www.geek-republic.com/?p=1646 In a fairly hefty Patch Tuesday, Microsoft put out fixes for 34 different Windows vulnerabilities as described in their monthly bulletin found here.Patch Tuesday August 2010 MS10-046 MS10-051 MS10-052 MS10-053 MS10-053 MS10-055 MS10-056 MS10-060 There are a total of 14 “critical” patches, 15 if you count this month’s Malicious Software Removal tool.

Many of these vulnerabilities can be exploited by opening specially crafted files, but some are as easy to exploit as using the preview pane in Outlook. It’s better to be safe than sorry, so take a few minutes and run Windows Update when you get a chance.

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