boot13Microsoft has issued its usual notification of the upcoming Patch Tuesday. This month’s updates will become available around 10am PST on January 14. There will be four bulletins, addressing issues in Windows, Office and Server software. The NDProxy vulnerability affecting Windows XP will be patched via bulletin MS14-002. The MSRC blog has additional details.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
No more updates for Security Essentials on Windows XP after April 8
Update 2014Jan16: Microsoft must have decided it could use some positive press, because they just decided to extend Security Essentials support on Windows XP until July 14, 2015.
Microsoft has confirmed that they will stop issuing updates for its anti-malware software Security Essentials on Windows XP systems after support for Windows XP expires on April 8, 2014.
While I’m sure this comes as no surprise to anyone, since Microsoft will no longer be issuing any patches for Windows XP past April 8, it’s an important consideration for anyone who plans to run Windows XP after that date. Anyone doing so should also stop using Security Essentials and install anti-malware software that will continue to receive updates.
Free alternatives to Security Essentials
If you needed another reason not to visit yahoo.com…
Advertisements containing malware started appearing on yahoo.com on December 30, 2013 – or possibly even earlier. Anyone visiting the site with a browser running an unpatched version of Java risked infecting their computer. If that includes you, a full malware scan of the computer you used should be your next task. One of the following (or both) should do the trick: