A really HUGE Update is coming on Tuesday!

17  patches are coming: 8 rated “Critical” and 9 rated “Important” with fixes for 64 documented vulnerabilities across Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio, .NET Framework and GDI+.

From Pete Voss’s Technet Blog:

“This month we'll be closing some issues that Microsoft has already previously spoken to, including the SMB Browser (Critical) issue publicly disclosed Feb. 15. Microsoft assessed the situation and reported that although the vulnerability could theoretically allow Remote Code Execution, that was extremely unlikely.  To this day, we have seen no evidence of attacks.

We are also planning a fix for the MHTML vulnerability in Windows, rated Important. We alerted people to this issue with Security Advisory 2501696 (including a Fix-It that fully protected customers once downloaded) back in late January. In March, we updated the advisory to let people know we were aware of limited, targeted attacks.

The bulletin release scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month, April 12, at approximately 10 a.m. PDT.”

Voss didn’t address the vulnerabilities discovered in the “Pwn2Own” contest.

People, please get the updates and patches. Also, please update your Programs: Stardock’s, and others…. This is an important key to your security, and a fast, reliable computer.