Microsoft August 2005 Security Bulletin Advance Notification

[Apoptosis]

Microsoft is planning on releasing a number of patches next week. Be sure to patch your system before you go to quakecon!

On 9 August 2005 Microsoft is planning to release:

Security Updates

• 6 Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).


Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

• Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center.


Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).

Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU, WSUS and SUS

• Microsoft will release one NON-SECURITY High-Priority Update for Microsoft Windows on Windows Update (WU), Microsoft Update (MU), Software Update Services (SUS), and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).


Although we do not anticipate any changes, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information and severities are subject to change until released.

Microsoft will host a webcast next week to address customer questions on these bulletins. For more information on this webcast please see below:

• TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft's August Security Bulletins (Level 100)

• Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:00 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

• http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCa ... tryCode=US


At this time no additional information on these bulletins such as details regarding severity or details regarding the vulnerability will be made available until August 9, 2005.

[dicecca112]

seems everytime I do a slipstream with nlite MS has more updates. And to think I used to do slips manually. Does anyone actually use MS Malicious software tool?

[Zelig]

I run it on one of my computers so that it won't show up in windowsupdate anymore, I've never found anything with it and don't use it on my other computers though.

[Yair]

it scans your computer automatically anyway IIRC

[dicecca112]

not if you don't download it

[kenc51]

m$softs spyware to me used to prevent some spyware when it first came out
I used to get the odd warning from it

on 1 of my systems, it's still installed
I actually forgot about it till now, all this time with it installed, IT HAS DONE NOTHING!!!

Stick with adaware and spybot i'd say