Critcal Windows updates a-coming

THE VOLE has announced plans to issue four critical patches on 9 September.

Two of the patches are slated to correct serious security vulnerabilities found in Windows Media Player and Encoder. Another patch labelled "Windows Bulletin" will fix multiple IE bugs, XP and Vista errors, as well as .net Framework glitches.

Updates will also be provided for Digital Image Suite, Visual Studio, Visual Fox Pro, Forefront Client Security and Microsoft Server 2003\2008.

The fourth patch should repair numerous Office security breaches discovered in XP, 2003, 2007 and OneNote.

All four security bulletins target critical vulnerabilities and are designed to prevent hackers from remotely installing malicious code, according to Microsoft's advanced notification.

So should you happen to be a malicious hacker, you know what to concentrate on for the next few days. µ