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This security update addresses the security vulnerability MS14-059 for Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2.0, MVC 3.0, MVC 4.0, MVC 5.0, and MVC 5.1 (KB2990942) Link Removed

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released eight security updates – three rated Critical and five rated Important - to address 24 Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVEs) in Windows, Office, .NET Framework, .ASP.NET, and Internet Explorer (IE). We encourage you to apply all of these updates...

Yesterday Microsoft released patch KB 3005628 for Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2. It's a trivial, non-security patch. Continue reading...

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Revision Note: Advance Notification published. Summary: This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on July 9, 2013. More...

Original release date: January 24, 2013 | Last revised: February 06, 2013 Systems Affected Web-based Content Management Systems, specifically Joomla! installations. Overview This Alert was developed as a collaborative effort between Public Safety Canada and the U.S. Link...

Once again, MS continues to prove they are taking security seriously and that Internet Explorer does not deserve being bashed or discarded due to security. Note that NSSLabs is a highly respected, independent testing facility. Link Removed Link Removed Note these finding do NOT...

Since August I cannot install Windows 7 updates. Everything seem to go OK until "restart Computer" The installation gets to 16% then hangs and "Reverting back" message appears. I now have 11 updates but don't know what to do. Is this something I can fix ? Thanks

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (September 11, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks...

Hosts: Jonathan Ness, Security Development Manager, MSRC Pete Voss, Sr. Response Communications Manager, Trustworthy Computing Website: TechNet/Security Chat Topic: December 2011 Out-Of-Band Security Bulletin Release Date...

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I have used Secunia without incident for years and it alerts me to any programs that are a threat, end of life, or need patching. I think it woud solve many of the problems I have read on this page. Peter

Hi, I couldn't get OCSP revocation check to work on Windows 7. I installed my self-signed Root and Intermediate certificates (generated using openssl 0.9.8) on my Windows 7 machine. I then go to Internet Explorer and type in the https://....com:4440. The port sends back a leaf certificate...

Greetings, I was wondering, if someone could try to explain me, what's the biggest difference between Windows Vista and Windows 7 gadgets / sidebar applications. You see, there're some gadgets out there, which were originally designed for Windows Vista and still work for Windows 7, but others...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (December 14, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard of Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of...

OK. Nothing exciting here! Some people have issues with Segoe UI as the system default font. So. Link Removed due to 404 Error At a friends request I made an Aero Arial.msstyles. No bells. No whistles. What you'll get is the bog standard Windows 7 Aero theme, but with all the system Segoe UI...

Microsoft patching up Windows shortcut vulnerability today Later today, at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC), Microsoft is set to release an out of band update that will address the Windows Shell bug that enables malicious code to be executed when a user clicks the displayed icon of a specially crafted...

Hi all, I have an ancient copy of Foxpro for Windows 2.6 from the early 1990s that I've moved from PC to PC over the years. I don't reinstall from original disks; I just copy the program's directory into \program files\ and it's worked fine on systems up to and including XP3. I did need to...

Oracle Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Syndicated from the United States Security Readiness Team (US-CERT). Link Removed - Invalid URL

Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has released an update to the backward compatibility feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 that increases the compatibility of programs in specific scenarios. We all know that the backward compatibility feature can set the dynamic context of...