Security Alert: Windows WMF Vulnerabilty
01-09-2006
Jan 06, 2006 - Microsoft WMF (Windows Meta File) Vulnerability patch released by Microsoft. We strongly recommend all readers using any version of Microsoft windows take action to protect yourself.
If you have your machine(s) set to automatically do the critical updates you should be covered.
If you don’t have the automatic updates feature enabled then:
If you have been maintaining your Windows updates on a regular basis the easiest solution is to go to the Windows Update web site and run the “Express” update option. The Windows Update web site link can be accessed either in the main menu using “Start” and choosing “Windows Update” OR start Internet Explorer and from the menu choose “Tools” and then “Windows Update”.
If you haven’t been maintaining the Windows updates regularly and just want to patch this critical vulnerability you can go to the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001 page and download and install the patch that is specific for your version of Windows.
Posted by admin on 01-09-2006 at 01:01 am
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