patch recommendations
May 2013 Patch Recommendations
10 Security Bulletins were released – 2 Critical, 8 Important, and 0 Moderate This Month In Brief We have not uncovered any widespread problems with any of these patches and are releasing all of them. MS13-037 and MS13-038 are a top priority as they are rated critical and apply to Internet Explorer. Make sure to…
Virtual Administrator’s April 2013 Patch Recommendations
9 Security Bulletins were released – 2 Critical, 7 Important, and 0 Moderate Noteworthy Patch News MS13-036 has been denied in all VA patch policies. All of the remaining patches have been approved. MS13-028 is a cumulative update for Internet Explorer and MS13-29 is for RDP. They are rated Critical. After your next patch cycle…
Problems with MS13-036/KB 2823324 Patch – Do not install
***EDIT*** We’ve created a script for removing this patch available here: https://virtualadministrator.com/scripts/uninstall-kb2823324/ Partners, Kaseya, Kaspersky and the industry are reporting problems with recently released patch MS13-036/KB2823324. It is currently recommended to NOT install this patch, and if you have already installed it, UN-install it BEFORE rebooting your computer.
Virtual Administrator’s February 2013 Patch Recommendations
12 Security Bulletins were released – 5 Critical, 7 Important, and 0 Moderate Out-of-band updates MS13-008 released on January 14 Virtual Administrator approved the patch as soon as it became available. https://virtualadministrator.com/blog/out-of-band-update-released-on-january-14-ms13-008/ Noteworthy Patch News We have not uncovered any widespread problems with any of these patches and are releasing all of them. This is…
Virtual Administrator’s May 2012 Patch Recommendations
Virtual Administrator’s May 2012 Patch Recommendations We have not uncovered any widespread problems with any of these patches and are releasing all of them. A number of MS Office vulnerabilities addressed this month. If you have machines with Office Word 2007 deployed, installing MS12-029 is the top priority. After that MS12-034 is the most concerning…
Virtual Administrator’s April 2012 Patch Recommendations
We have not uncovered any widespread problems with any of these patches and are releasing all of them. While MS12-027 is the only patch any know exploits, Microsoft rates MS12-023 and as “Likely to see reliable exploits developed within next 30 days” MS12-023 fixes several vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and MS12-024 addresses a security…