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January 5, 2006

Microsoft releases patch for major security flaw early

by IndependentConservative @ 10:43 pm. Filed under Tech

Although it was not promised to be released until 1/10/2006, Microsoft gave in to public pressure and released the patch for a very critical security vulnerability today. You can download the patch here. If you are running any version of Windows you probably need to go get the patch and you should do it right away.

But no patch is available for users of Windows 98, 98 (SE) and Windows ME. Because Microsoft says:

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Are Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition critically affected by one or more of the vulnerabilities that are addressed in this security bulletin?

No. Although Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition do contain the affected component, the vulnerability is not critical because an exploitable attack vector has not been identified that would yield a Critical severity rating for these versions. For more information about severity ratings, visit the following Web site.
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Everyone else patch away :) .


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