Microsoft to issue out-of-band emergency IE patch on Mar. 30
Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:59 pm
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On Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Microsoft will be pushing out an emergency critical patch for Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7. The rollout should begin at around 11 AM Pacific Time.
All versions of Windows starting with Windows 2000, through Vista are vulnerable, if you run versions 6 or 7 of Internet Explorer. IE 8 is not affected on any platform, as of this moment.
If you are still using IE 6 or 7 you should set your Windows Updates to Automatic tonight, and have the check time set to the equivalent of noon Pacific Time. If you choose to not run automatic Windows updates, please open your Internet Explorer browsers and go to Windows Update to fetch the patch manually.
It may or may not be required to update to the latest service pack for your version of Windows 2000, XP or Vista to receive this patch (afterward). You will find out when the equivalent of 11 AM rolls around for you tomorrow, or if you try to check for Windows Updates manually. If you must upgrade, do so, then keep checking for more Windows Updates until there are no more, including the new IE patch 981374.
The exploit in the wild is serious and is rated critical by Microsoft, meaning no user interaction is required for a system takeover if attacked.
On Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Microsoft will be pushing out an emergency critical patch for Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7. The rollout should begin at around 11 AM Pacific Time.
All versions of Windows starting with Windows 2000, through Vista are vulnerable, if you run versions 6 or 7 of Internet Explorer. IE 8 is not affected on any platform, as of this moment.
If you are still using IE 6 or 7 you should set your Windows Updates to Automatic tonight, and have the check time set to the equivalent of noon Pacific Time. If you choose to not run automatic Windows updates, please open your Internet Explorer browsers and go to Windows Update to fetch the patch manually.
It may or may not be required to update to the latest service pack for your version of Windows 2000, XP or Vista to receive this patch (afterward). You will find out when the equivalent of 11 AM rolls around for you tomorrow, or if you try to check for Windows Updates manually. If you must upgrade, do so, then keep checking for more Windows Updates until there are no more, including the new IE patch 981374.
The exploit in the wild is serious and is rated critical by Microsoft, meaning no user interaction is required for a system takeover if attacked.