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April 13th, 2004, 11:01 PM
Link to story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040413/80/eqylb.html
-{ Quote: "Microsoft warns of 3 "Critical" flaws
Tuesday April 13, 09:36 PM
By Reed Stevenson
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft has warned that three "critical"-rated flaws in the Windows operating system and other programs could allow hackers to sneak into personal computers and snoop on sensitive data.
The security warning was announced with another software vulnerability rated "important" as part of Microsoft's monthly security bulletin.
The warning was issued with a software patch that fixes the problem on Windows operating systems dating back to Windows 98, as well as software that is part of Internet Explorer and the Outlook express e-mail program.
"People should continue to understand that they should update (their software) as soon as possible," said Vincent Gullotto, vice president of the anti-virus emergency response team at Network Associates Inc.
Microsoft is urging customers to use its Windows Update service to have the security patches downloaded and installed automatically, while Gullotto said that large companies with extensive Windows systems should adopt the patches as soon as possible...
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-{ Quote: "Microsoft warns of 3 "Critical" flaws
Tuesday April 13, 09:36 PM
By Reed Stevenson
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft has warned that three "critical"-rated flaws in the Windows operating system and other programs could allow hackers to sneak into personal computers and snoop on sensitive data.
The security warning was announced with another software vulnerability rated "important" as part of Microsoft's monthly security bulletin.
The warning was issued with a software patch that fixes the problem on Windows operating systems dating back to Windows 98, as well as software that is part of Internet Explorer and the Outlook express e-mail program.
"People should continue to understand that they should update (their software) as soon as possible," said Vincent Gullotto, vice president of the anti-virus emergency response team at Network Associates Inc.
Microsoft is urging customers to use its Windows Update service to have the security patches downloaded and installed automatically, while Gullotto said that large companies with extensive Windows systems should adopt the patches as soon as possible...
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