Short answer: YES INDEED - but the price has been SLASHED!  Here’s why…

I occasionally receive an e-mail from someone considering purchasing my popular e-book The Hacker’s Nightmare, asking if it’s contents are still relevant. In this article I want to answer that question fairly specifically, so in future I can save time by referring such inquiries directly to here.

Not so long ago I was very close to pulling The Hacker’s Nightmare off the market, but fortunately I did a little research before taking that step.

Now if you are NOT using Windows XP, don’t stop at the next paragraph — there’s relevant stuff to come even for users of other Windows versions.

You see, the prime focus of The Hacker’s Nightmare was Windows XP and, without actually KNOWING any different, I wrongly ASSUMED that Windows XP (and thus The Hacker’s Nightmare) had run its course. Even though I still use Windows XP on some of my own computers.

But with further consideration I realized that is by no means the whole truth, or the only consideration.

For one thing, much of the book is NOT operating system specific. There are many chapters that deal with the generalities of computer and online security and which contain information that is a valuable education for any computer user, regardless of their preferred operating system.

But I also uncovered a fact that I admit surprised me, and that I’m sure will surprise a lot of others as well.

According to StatCounter.com, as at June 2011, Windows XP still has the lion’s share of the operating system market!

Even now, almost 2 years after the appearance of Windows 7 (released to retail on October 22, 2009) Windows XP still claims 45.14% of the operating system market, compared with 34.31% for Windows 7 and 12.12% for Vista, with the dregs going to Apple (6.3%), Linux (0.8%) and “other” (1.33%).

Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Operating System Market Share

Those percentages are accurate for the date I’m writing this article. Obviously they will change marginally with time.

In other words, for writers, developers, etc in the technical space, Windows XP is very much still a force to be reckoned with and cannot be ignored.

So I decided that removing The Hacker’s Nightmare from availability at this time would be premature, and would deny a valuable resource to many people who badly need such a reference. After all, it is very clear that computer users are more threatened today by viruses, spyware, identity theft, password cracking programs, con-men, and so on than they have ever been.

Identity theft in particular has become a multi-billion dollar crime worldwide, and much of it is facilitated by violating our computer-related technologies.

So, for now, The Hacker’s Nightmare will remain available.

But intending purchasers should be aware that, although there have been updates, the book was originally written when Windows XP was the current Windows operating system and that there will be certain references and examples that may be Windows XP specific.

With that limitation in mind, and as an incentive for windows users everywhere to take some action in their own defense, I have also decided to slash the price of admittance to our community.

The Hacker’s Nightmare, which originally sold for US$69, is now a gift at US$27, available only through PayPal’s secure ordering system.

The Hacker’s Nightmare has sold so many copies around the world that I could quite easily afford to give it away for free at this time. But support and answering e-mails takes time, so to do that I would have to include a “no support” condition. And that, I believe, would reduce its value.

So the bottom line is that the giveaway price of US$27 will include the full support that we have always offered: if there is something in the book that you don’t understand, contact us and we’ll help you through it.

But don’t delay — I’ll be keeping an eye on this offer and if it looks like being more trouble than it’s worth I’ll withdraw the book from sale permanently, though existing owners will of course continue to receive the support promised.

To give you an indication of what The Hacker’s Nightmare contains I will list the chapters below.

So don’t be a sitting duck…

The Hacker’s Nightmare :: Table of Contents

NOTE: Subject to change without notice

Notices
Preface

Section 1 – Introduction

Chapter 1: Software Tools and Utility Programs
Chapter 2: Security overview
Chapter 3: The Game Plan
Chapter 4: Basic preparations
Chapter 5: What you should know about your PC

Section 2 – First Line of Defense

Chapter 6: Phishing—the Sport of Thugs
Chapter 7: A Wake-up Call
Chapter 8: The Forward Sentry
Chapter 9: Selecting a Firewall/Router
Chapter 10: Wireless security
Chapter 11: Connecting the pieces

Section 3 – Defense in Depth

Chapter 12: An Overview of Local Protection
Chapter 13: The Importance of Task Scheduling
Chapter 14: Vanquishing the Virus
Chapter 15: Trojans & Spyware
Chapter 16: Walls within Walls

Section 4 – Other Threats and Tactics

Chapter 17: Patches & Updates 1: Overview
Chapter 18: Patches & Updates 2: Microsoft Products
Chapter 19: Patches & Updates 3: Other Products
Chapter 20: Dispensable DCOM
Chapter 21: Keeping Informed
Chapter 22: Managing Cookies
Chapter 23: Backups—surviving a disaster
Chapter 24: Microsoft Word Revelations
Chapter 25: Erase Data Securely
Chapter 26: Remote computing
Chapter 27: The Fine Art of Social Engineering
Chapter 28: Passwords I—Choosing & Using
Chapter 29: Passwords II—Biometrics
Chapter 30: The hazards of “freebies”
Chapter 31: Dirty tricks with extensions
Chapter 32: Taming the eMail Preview Pane
Chapter 33: Icon Spoofing

Section 5 – Additional Strategies

Chapter 34: Restricting ‘removables’—stop data from walking
Chapter 35: Pop-ups from Hell
Chapter 36: Preventing digital product theft

Appendices

Appendix 1: Definitions
Appendix 2: The EndItAll Utility Program
Appendix 3: Installing & Removing Software
Appendix 4: Implementing a Fast Reboot icon
Appendix 5: Identity Theft
Appendix 6: IP Addresses 101
Appendix 7: Anti-virus 101
Appendix 8: Port usage
Appendix 9: Determining Port Usage on a PC
Appendix 10: Browser ‘session cookie’ settings
Appendix 11: Cookie Pal
Appendix 12: Browser Wars
Appendix 13: Floppy Disk Basics

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

Computer errors can be divided into two distinct categories, application errors and hardware-related errors. The former forms the basis of our discussion.

The following topics are covered in this tutorial:

• Common causes of application errors
• Guidelines for troubleshooting common application errors

Causes of application errors

Application errors occur due to a variety of reasons, the most common ones are:

• Malware infection.
• Missing or corrupt files.
• Outdated files.
• Corrupt registry.

Steps for resolving application errors

Shared below are the steps that you may perform to resolve common application errors, such as the iexplore.exe application error.

Step #1 – Perform a malware scan

A large number of application errors, including the svchost.exe application error are caused due to malware infection. If your Windows screen is suddenly being engulfed by random application error messages, run a malware scan to ensure that malicious programs are not the cause of your troubles.

Step #2 – Install the required software

Do you have the software required to run a particular file?

If not, then immediately install the required software to repair the error. For instance, if the Flash software is not installed on your computer then you may receive a missing flash.ocx file error while opening a website that contains flash-based applications. To fix the error, simply download the Flash software from the Adobe Support website.

Step #3 – Update Windows, software and 3rd party device driver files

Outdated files are a common cause of recurring application errors. To update your files, perform the following steps:

• Windows files – Windows computers, since the Windows ME edition include a feature, named Automatic Update that lets you automatically install new Windows updates as and when they are released by Microsoft. Keep this feature enabled on your Windows computer for automatic installation of new Windows updates.
• Software files – Most software, under their Help menu contain an option, such as Check for Updates that lets you check and download new available updates. In case this option is not available, you may visit the software manufacturer’s website and manually download the new available updates.
• Third-party Driver files – To keep your third-party device drivers up-to-date, install the new available updates directly from the driver manufacturer’s website.

Step #4 – Run the System File Checker (SFC) command

SFC is a command-line utility that allows Windows users to fix issues pertaining to missing, corrupt or damaged core Windows files. When you run the SFC command, it scans the Windows protected files and if it finds one or more core files to be missing or of an incorrect version, it replaces the file with a correct version either from the Windows Cache folder or the Windows installation CD.

To run the SFC command, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start and then select Run.
2. In the Run box, type sfc and press Enter.

Step #5 – Clean your registry

Last, but by no means least, clean your registry to fix various application errors. Cleaning the Windows registry is easy.  Simply install a reliable Windows registry maintenance software and use it to perform essential registry-maintenance tasks. Our absolute favorite Registry cleaner is RegistryBooster from Uniblue. RegistryBooster is best purchased as a component part of Uniblue’s PowerSuite.

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

Microsoft has just released a critical patch that is applicable to all currently supported versions of Windows.This is a must-install for all Windows users!

Each month, on the second Tuesday of the month (fondly ????  known in the industry as Patch Tuesday) Microsoft releases a series of patches and updates for their various products. But occasionally something comes up that won’t wait until the next Patch Tuesday. They call these “out-of-band security bulletins”.

If you have Automatic Updates enabled in your Windows version, you should already have this critical out-of-band patch installed — or at least downloaded and awaiting installation. Either way, check now to see that you have it.

If you don’t have Automatic Updates enabled you should take steps to download and install this update immediately. There’s a reason it is classified as CRITICAL.

The Microsoft Update process will automatically determine if you have the patch installed, so it’s easy enough to sort out. If you want more information on this patch click here.

Often a Microsoft patch or update will close a vulnerability that, if left un-addressed, could allow an attacker to take complete control of your computer.

And that’s something you REALLY don’t want!

Keeping your installation patched up-to-date is so important that, whether or not you have Automatic Updates enabled, at this time of each month it’s still wise to manually double-check that everything that matters has been installed. Don’t be put off by the word “manually” — it’s a quick and easy process.

HERE’S HOW…

• Point your web browser to: http://www.update.microsoft.com
• Click the Custom button.
• Install any high-priority updates that are reported.

But Don’t Stop There!

In the column on the left-hand side you will see links for:

• Software, Optional (n)
• Hardware, Optional (n)

The number in brackets indicates how many updates of that type are applicable to your computer. If the number is anything other than (0) then click that link and investigate, installing the update if necessary (or if in doubt). Similarly, you may find relevant updates in one of the links under “Select by Product”, so do the same with any of those.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come? Well, because…

If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cyber-grubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

PS: You will often encounter the recommendation “Microsoft recommends updating Internet Explorer to version 8″ and “Microsoft recommends avoiding blah blah blah” and etc. Listen up! You’ll be orders of magnitude safer if you take my advice instead — download the free Firefox browser and give Internet Explorer the flick. IE has been a real security problem for a long time and it’s going to continue to be so well into the future. Firefox is a far better browser in every respect.

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©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

Yes folks, it’s Patch Tuesday again! On the second Tuesday of each month Microsoft releases software patches & updates for their various products, so this is a very important day for all Windows users who care about their privacy and security [full summary here].

Why? Well..

Often a Microsoft patch or update will close a vulnerability that, if left unaddressed, could allow an attacker to take complete control of your computer.

And that’s something you REALLY don’t want!

Keeping your installation patched up-to-date is so important that, whether or not you have Automatic Updates enabled, at this time of each month it’s still wise to manually double-check that everything that matters has been installed. Don’t be put off by the word “manually” — it’s a quick and easy process.

HERE’S HOW:

• Point your web browser to: http://www.update.microsoft.com
• Click the Custom button.
• Install any high-priority updates that are reported.

But Don’t Stop There!

In the column on the left-hand side you will see links for:

• Software, Optional (n)
• Hardware, Optional (n)

The number in brackets indicates how many updates of that type are applicable to your computer. If the number is anything other than (0) then click that link and investigate, installing the update if necessary (or if in doubt). Similarly, you may find relevant updates in one of the links under “Select by Product”, so do the same with any of those.

WEBCAST:
Each month, in association with PatchTuesday, Microsoft presents an online Webcast to address customer questions on the bulletins for that month. Webcasts are usually initially presented on the Wednesday, the day after Patch Tuesday, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). They are also recorded and available for later viewing. To register for a Webcast or to view Webcasts that have passed, click this link.

By the way… SymmTime is a great on-screen world time utility for anyone who needs to check or convert times around the world. It’s free and highly configurable.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come? Well, because…

If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cyber-grubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

PS #1: When you read some of the related articles below you will encounter numerous instances of “Microsoft recommends updating Internet Explorer to version 8″ and “Microsoft recommends avoiding blah blah blah” and etc. Listen up! You’ll be orders of magnitude safer if you take my advice instead — download the free Firefox browser and give Internet Explorer the flick. IE has been a real security problem for a long time and it’s going to continue to be so well into the future. Firefox is a far better browser in every respect.

PS #2: Users of Microsoft PowerPoint need to be alert to the situation revealed in this article.

Related articles:

• Patch Tuesday sees new fixes and warnings
• Microsoft warns of new IE bug; attacks under way
• Microsoft skips patch for PowerPoint add-on
• Office updates patch Excel security flaw
• Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole on Patch Tuesday

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

This is Microsoft’s biggest batch of patches & updates in a long time, and you really MUST pay due attention.

Yes folks, it’s Patch Tuesday again! On the second Tuesday of each month Microsoft releases software patches & updates for their various products. This month there are something like 13 updates addressing a total of 26 potentially harmful vulnerabilities, so this is a very important day for all Windows users who are concerned with their privacy and security.

Why? Well…

Often a Microsoft patch or update will close a vulnerability that, if left unaddressed, could allow an attacker to take complete control of your computer.

And that’s something you REALLY don’t want!

Keeping your installation patched up-to-date is so important that, whether or not you have Automatic Updates enabled, at this time of each month it’s still wise to manually double-check that everything that matters has been installed. Don’t be put off by the word “manually” — it’s a quick and easy process.

HERE’S HOW:

• Point your web browser to: http://www.update.microsoft.com
• Click the Custom button.
• Install any high-priority updates that are reported.

But Don’t Stop There!

In the column on the left-hand side you will see links for:

• Software, Optional (n)
• Hardware, Optional (n)

The number in brackets indicates how many updates of that type are applicable to your computer. If the number is anything other than (0) then click that link and investigate, installing the update if necessary (or if in doubt). Similarly, you may find relevant updates in one of the links under “Select by Product”, so do the same with any of those.

WEBCAST:
Each month, in association with PatchTuesday, Microsoft presents an online Webcast to address customer questions on the bulletins for that month. Webcasts are usually initially presented on the Wednesday, the day after Patch Tuesday, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). They are also recorded and available for later viewing. To register for a Webcast or to view Webcasts that have passed, click this link.

By the way… SymmTime is a great on-screen world time utility for anyone who needs to check or convert times around the world. It’s free and highly configurable.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come? Well, because…

If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cyber-grubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

Related articles:

• Microsoft planning major security update
• Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

It’s Patch Tuesday again, that day each month when Microsoft releases software patches and updates for their various products.

Patch Tuesday is a very important day for all Windows users who are concerned with their privacy and security.

Not infrequently a Microsoft patch or update will close a vulnerability that, if left unaddressed, could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system.

And that’s something you REALLY don’t want!

Keeping your installation patched up-to-date is so important that, whether or not you have Automatic Updates enabled, at this time of each month it’s still wise to manually double-check that everything that matters has been installed. Don’t be put off by the word “manually” — it’s a quick and easy process.

HERE’S HOW:

• Point your web browser to: http://www.update.microsoft.com
• Click the Custom button.
• Install any high-priority updates that are reported.

But Don’t Stop There!

In the column on the left-hand side you will see links for:

• Software, Optional (n)
• Hardware, Optional (n)

The number in brackets indicates how many updates of that type are applicable to your computer. If the number is anything other than (0) then click that link and investigate, installing the update if necessary (or if in doubt). Similarly, you may find relevant updates in one of the links under “Select by Product”, so do the same with any of those.

WEBCAST:
Each month, in association with PatchTuesday, Microsoft presents an online Webcast to address customer questions on the bulletins for that month. Webcasts are usually initially presented on the Wednesday, the day after Patch Tuesday, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). They are also recorded and available for later viewing.  To register for a Webcast or to view Webcasts that have passed, click this link.

By the way… SymmTime is a great on-screen world time utility for anyone who needs to check or convert times around the world. It’s free and highly configurable.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come? Well, because…

If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cyber-grubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

Related articles:

• Adobe patches PDF zero-day, other critical bugs
• Microsoft urges Windows XP users to ditch old Flash version

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

It’s Patch Tuesday again, that day each month when Microsoft releases software patches and updates for their various products.

Patch Tuesday is a very important day for all Windows users who are concerned with their privacy and security.

This month Critical Security Bulletins/Patches have been issued affecting the following products:

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008
• MS Project 2000, 2002, 2003
• Internet Explorer – versions 5-8

Bulletins/patches classified as Important have also been issued for most of the above, and also for:

• Microsoft Office Word 2002
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
• Microsoft Works
• Microsoft Office Converter Pack

And there’s an update available for the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

There may also be non-security updates relating to your operating system version. To have your system is scanned for relevant products & updates, and to receive update recommendations customized to your installation click here.

WEBCAST:
A webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins will be presented on:
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 11:00 AM US Pacific Time
Click here to register

By the way… SymmTime is a great on-screen world time utility for anyone who needs to check times around the world. It’s free and highly configurable.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come?

Well, because…If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cybergrubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

It’s Patch Tuesday again, that day each month when Microsoft releases software patches and updates for their various products.

I’s a very important day for all Windows users who are concerned with their privacy and security. This month there are patches/updates that address problems with:

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2000/2003/2008
• Microsoft Office

Some of the patches/updates are classified as Critical. There’s also a new version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.

There may also be non-security updates relating to your operating system version. To have your system is scanned for relevant products & updates, and to receive update recommendations customized to your installation click here.

Will the fun never end?

On the day after patch Tuesday Microsoft usually hosts a Webcast “to address customer questions on these bulletins”. Details for this month’s Webcast:

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time : 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Registration: click here

By the way… SymmTime is a great on-screen world time utility for anyone who needs to check times around the world. It’s free and highly configurable.

Did you know…

Many of the malware threats that you are frequently warned about in the various news and information media, on and off-line, should never be the slightest threat to you.

How come?

Well, because…If you made a habit of applying the patches & updates that are issued by Microsoft every month, you would be IMMUNE from infection by many of the tens of thousands of threats currently circulating on the Internet, with more being churned out by the cybergrubs on an almost daily basis.

The vast majority of these threats get into your computer by exploiting some known vulnerability in Windows. When one of these vulnerabilities is patched by Microsoft, the threat becomes benign — but only if you have applied the free patch to your version of Windows.

So remember…

You Ignore Patches & Updates at Your Peril!

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

In my last post I alerted readers to the existence of a couple of out-of-band updates released by Microsoft. I purposely didn’t go into a lot of detail — I just urged everyone to apply the updates ASAP.

But judging by some of the correspondence I’ve received at least some readers still do not understand what a broad-based impact the mere presence of Internet Explorer has upon your Windows system taken as a whole.

One version or another of Internet Explorer exists in all Windows installations, and component parts of IE may well be in use by other applications that you do use, whether you use IE itself or not. So the claim “But I don’t use Internet Explorer” is no defense, and therefore no excuse if you get zapped.

Sometimes you might even have difficulty figuring out how an announced Microsoft update that mentions Internet Explorer even relates to IE. For example…

There’s a very popular Microsoft product called Visual Studio. It’s a development environment used by thousands of programmers all over the world to develop all types of Windows applications (programs). And a component part of Visual Studio is something called the Active Template Library – the ATL. Put very simply the ATL is, as the name suggests, a library of program code that can be called upon by Windows programs.

When a program developed within the Visual Studio environment makes use of the Active Template Library, a library file called atl.dll is provided and installed as part of the finished program. If you install said program then atl.dll is stored on your computer along with other miscellaneous program files.

The ATL is also frequently used to create “objects” that can be called from an Active Server Pages (ASP) script. ASP is a common programming language used by Web developers.

If you search your entire hard drive(s) for the existence of atl.dll, there’s a good chance you might find several instances of it.

In other words, the influence of atl.dll is pervasive and widespread, and cannot be ignored, no matter what browser you prefer to use on a day-to-day basis.

OK, so clearly I must have been telling you all that for a reason. Yep, you guessed it… one of the out-of-band updates that I wrote about in my previous post is a patch for a very dangerous vulnerability recently discovered in atl.dll. This is not a theoretical danger. It has already been practically demonstrated that a bad guy can exploit this vulnerability and take control of your PC.

So if you were working on the “I don’t use Internet Explorer” defense, I strongly suggest you rethink your position and refer back to my previous post for the relevant update links.

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.

As regular readers of this blog will know, every month I post a reminder of Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday” release of patches and updates.

Every once in a while Microsoft also releases what they call out-of-band security bulletins. Out-of-band bulletins are occasionally released at times of the month other than Patch Tuesday to address vulnerabilities that demand immediate attention.

Today’s out-of-band releases pertain to:

• Security Bulletin MS09-034 – CRITICAL – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer.

• Security Bulletin MS09-035 – MODERATE – Vulnerabilities in Visual Studio Active Template Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

In your own best interests PLEASE
attend to these important patches ASAP

©2012 Bill Hely's "Computer & Online Security" Blog. All Rights Reserved.