No Fix for Word Next 'Patch Tuesday' 80
Sktea writes "A spokesman for Microsoft has said that they will issue no patches on the next 'Patch Tuesday' for versions of Word vulnerable to the recent zero-day threat. There is no mention whatsoever of the omission in the latest advance notification at the company's security site." From the article: "The software maker is working on a security update, but apparently needs more time. The company did not specify how many flaws Tuesday's updates will address or in which components of Windows the holes lie. The Visual Studio update could offer a patch for a zero-day vulnerability in the developer tools that was made public last month. "
So Is Everybody Using NotePad or What? (Score:2, Informative)
I talked to a friend whose corporate computer was infested by spyware that planted porno on his system. He paid the blackmail for the antispyware to remove it. A month later he de-installed the antispyware and guess what - the porno returned.