Microsoft Office, Windows Security Fixes for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is expected to launch two security updates in coming week for Patch Tuesday for dealing with eight vulnerabilities. Furthermore, it also has said users to jog their memory that it will terminate support for certain windows versions in next few months.
Two security updates are supposed to be released by Microsoft in next week for tackling eight security holes in Microsoft Office and Windows. Both the bulletins will be having immense importance as said by Microsoft and the second most priority is given to its updates. The first bulletin deals with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP whereas the second bulletin has to handle on problems in Excel 2008 and Excel 2004 on the Mac and Excel 2007, Excel 2003 and Excel 2002 on Windows. Moreover, the second bulletin will also affect the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, Excel Viewer and versions of SharePoint Server.
When almost 13 security updates were released for 26 vulnerabilities, there has been small yet significant change since last month. The bulletins are not at all critical. Furthermore, administrators will have some breathing space when installation part is considered. IT admins will have more time to deal with these essential March bulletins, as criticality ratings involved with it is low. It is seen that it is necessary to deal with Office vulnerabilities at first. This is because, in last few years it is seen that file format vulnerabilities have been on the rise. In addition, generally end users go for open office format files like Excel owing to their serious and business oriented nature.
It is expected that the updates will go out on March 9th. There are no acknowledged attacks seen yet; however, company has endorsed their customers to analyze the advisory so that they can apply the recommended workarounds wherever needed. Users who are running Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 will not have any effect. The company also rings a bell for reminding the users about the advanced notification that few Windows operating system versions will not receive security updates further. In addition, recommended users have to start the upgrade process. Following are some important windows versions and timelines.
After 13th July 2010, no support will be provided for Windows XP Service Pack 2. Customers are recommended to upgrade to either Windows 7 or Service Pack 3. There will be no support for Windows Vista RTM after April 13, 2010. Service Pack 1 will be supported till 12th July, 2011. It is recommended by Microsoft that customers should update to Windows 7 or Service Pack 2. In addition, extended support provided for Windows 2000 will be no longer after July 13, 2010.
Above versions and time, lines need to be kept in mind. If you want to upgrade your existing operating system or intend to know about patches or upgrades, then Save My System can help you out. For more details, in this regard you can visit our London PC repair service site.
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