Patch Tuesday: Time to use the Flame-retardant Windows Update client
Updated Windows Update software fixes vulnerabilities exploited by Flame malware
By Tim Greene, Network World
July 05, 2012 04:55 PM ET
When Patch Tuesday rolls around next week, Microsoft will address three critical securityissues using an improved version of Windows Update that closes a loophole exploited byFlame malware.
That update to Windows Update has been distributed by Microsoft since the middle of last month but missed June's Patch Tuesday. The fix is important because it addresses the flaw that allowed Flame's authors to certify that malware they were sending to victim machines was authenticated by Microsoft, making the malware as trusted as an actual Windows security update.
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