PSA: FYI Microsoft Windows Update has 5 critical updates

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 (KB837009)
Download size: 1.9 MB, < 1 minute
A security issue has been identified in Microsoft Outlook Express that could allow an attacker to read files on your computer, or cause a program to run. You can help protect your computer by installing this update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Critical Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (KB831167)
Download size: 378 KB, < 1 minute
An identified issue may cause errors when Internet Explorer attempts to renew a connection to a server. You should apply this update if you begin to receive errors connecting to websites after you have applied the KB832894 security update to Internet Explorer. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer.

Security Update for Windows XP (KB837001)
Download size: 284 KB, < 1 minute
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Security Update for Windows XP (KB828741)
Download size: 284 KB, < 1 minute
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Security Update for Windows XP (KB835732)
Download size: 284 KB, < 1 minute
Multiple security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.



Update away.

 

[GoodToGo]

Yup, just dled them. Go get them before someone hax0rs your comp

 

[DanTMWTMP]

do they have some for 2k?...sheesh @ work, 2 of the computers got hacked into and set up backdoor ftp's on the computers...and i thought win2k had more stringent security settings then xp...

 

[amdskip]

Thanks, getting them now.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Thanks! :beer:

 

[UNCjigga]

Noticed this too...I hate it when they reuse the names of old updates cause I could've sworn I had those already!

 

[Sluggo]

Thanks for the heads-up, all patched up....at least until next week

 

[RagingBITCH]

Thanks for the heads up....I just checked yesterday and there was 0 :| Never would have known...

Dear god it's getting hammered right now....it's taken 5+ minute to download 3.1mb :|

 

[trek]

Doesn't even load for me.
edit: Didn't load if I went to tools > windows update. Had to go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

 

[SendTrash]

for some reason when I first when on windows update it said that my system time was wrong... but when on again and it worked. A big day for patches. Can't wait to see the viruses for these weaknesses come up in the next few weeks.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Is there still a way to save updates instead of automatically installing them? I'm stuck with dial up and I hate having to download 100 different updates every time I reformat.

 

[Abhi]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Thanks for the heads up....I just checked yesterday and there was 0 |

 

TTT for the morning crowd...just saw the Automatic Updates bubble when I turned on my system.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: jumpr
TTT for the morning crowd...just saw the Automatic Updates bubble when I turned on my system.

and another ttt for a later morning crowd.

 

[Spencer278]

I can't get to windows update. Now my box is going to owned FU microsoft.

 

[sandmanwake]

Mine seems to be stuck a 0% searching for updates--anyone have a solution?

 

[FoBoT]

it is getting hammered, i get timeouts on most of the pc's i tried

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Is there still a way to save updates instead of automatically installing them? I'm stuck with dial up and I hate having to download 100 different updates every time I reformat.

you can download the .exe 's from the security bulletin pages

April security bulletin list
links for MS04-011
links for MS04-012
links for MS04-013
links for MS04-014

BTW- Microsoft's current policy is to release security updates/patches montly, every 2nd Tuesday of each month. they will only deviate from this if a vulnerability already has an exploit in the wild (or something like that to require an immediate release)

 

[Aharami]

just dled and installed mine last night

 

[Bassyhead]

yup got them last night. it did go slow at first so i tried again later and they downloaded fine.

 

[JackDawkins]

I haven't updated since service pack 1. I wonder how many "critical" updates are pending for me.

 

[ElFenix]

yup got em this morning

 

[rh71]

windowsupdate is REAL SLOW right now

 

[Lonyo]

Yay for Win2k, Thunderbird and Firefox/bird.

 

[Anubis]

god the win update site is getting killed