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Important Microsoft Security
Patches
Microsoft Security Bulletin
MS04-011
Security Update
for Microsoft Windows (835732)
This update
resolves several
newly-discovered
vulnerabilities. Each
vulnerability is documented in
this bulletin in its own
section. An attacker who
successfully exploited the most
severe of these vulnerabilities
could take complete control of
an affected system, including
installing programs; viewing,
changing, or deleting data; or
creating new accounts that have
full privileges. Microsoft
recommends that customers apply
the update immediately.
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Microsoft
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2,
3, or 4 –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows XP and Service Pack
1 –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows NT Server 4.0
Service Pack 6a –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows NT Server 4.0
Terminal Server SP6 –
Download
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Microsoft
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit
Edition Version 2003 –
Download
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Windows XP
64-Bit Edition Service Pack
1 –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows Server™ 2003 –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 64-Bit
Edition –
Download
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Microsoft
Windows NT® Workstation 4.0
Service Pack 6a –
Download
For more info on this update
click here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
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Security Update for Windows XP
A security issue has been identified
that could allow an attacker to compromise a
computer running Windows and gain control
over it. Protect your computer by installing
this update from Microsoft
Security Update for Windows NT Workstation
4.0 (KB835732) Multiple security
issues have been identified that could allow
an attacker to compromise a computer running
Windows and gain complete control over it.
Tools and Utilities
 Spybot
- Search & Destroy
can detect and remove
spyware of different kinds from your computer.
Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that
common anti-virus applications do not yet cover
SpySweeper
from WebRoot Software. Award-winning
technology – Only Spy Sweeper features
Active Shield technology, which stops spyware,
adware and other unwanted programs before they
infect your PC. Deep scans root out and
quarantine the trickiest programs. Spy
Sweeper is easy to use – Spy Sweeper
has received wide-spread acclaim for its
usability from customers and leading industry
reviewers alike. World class customer
support – Expert and friendly
technicians back our award-winning software, to
help you through even the toughest spyware
problems. Satisfaction Guarantee
– Spy Sweeper is backed by a 30-day money-back
guarantee.
CWShredder™ Version 2.0 is
the latest defense against the new Cool Web
Search variants
Download
Ad-Aware
Ad-aware
identifies and removes spyware and "adware"
applications. Using updateable "reflists," which
are sort of like antivirus DAT files, Ad-aware
scours your system--including Registry and
temporary Internet files--and looks for traces
of recognized adware modules. When it's finished
searching, it displays a list of what it found
and lets you select the items you'd like to
remove from your system.
Trend Micro System Cleaner Tool
Use this free
download to scan your computer for worms and
viruses. You will also need to download the
latest pattern file (and unzip it to the same
directory as sysclean) from here:
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
OSASYNC
Pro
If you
don't have Exchange server running and you use
Outlook to send email all Outlook items are
stored in one .pst file and this file cannot
be shared. The .pst file also cannot be
synchronized on Windows 2000 by making it an
offline file. OsaSync enables the
sharing and or synchronizing of Outlook items
between two or more .pst files on different
computers.
Remove
Country Utility
This utility from
Chapura software removes the country code
(whichever one you specify) from your Outlook
Contacts entries. This frees up more space on
your PDA address list
Microsoft Software Products
Remote
Desktop Connection Software Download
This software package will install the client
portion of Remote Desktop on any of the
following operating systems: Windows 95, Windows
98 and 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows
NT® 4.0, or Windows 2000. (This is the same
version of the client software as in Windows XP
Service Pack 1.) When run, this software allows
older Windows platforms to remotely connect to a
computer running Windows XP Professional with
Remote Desktop enabled
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6
Service Pack 1 prevents an
attacker from reading files on your computer, or
causing a program to run.
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Download
the latest version of Internet Explorer web
browser (requires Windows 2000, Windows 98,
Windows ME, Windows NT with SP6a, or Windows XP)
Windows 98 Shutdown Supplement
The Windows 98
Second Edition Shutdown Supplement addresses
shutdown issues on systems with specific
hardware/software configurations running Windows
98 Second Edition. These issues include systems
restarting when selecting shutdown and systems
hanging on shutdown
Windows 98 Dial up Networking (DUN) 1.4 update
Get
additional features for Windows 98 Dial-Up
Networking that improve the performance,
reliability, and security of Windows-based
communications.
Windows
2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Small
Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
includes updates for the operating system,
server applications, and security features that
have occurred since the general product
availability in April 2001. SP1 also includes
component services pack updates for Microsoft
Windows® 2000 (SP3), Microsoft Exchange 2000
(SP3), Microsoft Internet Security and
Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 (SP1), Microsoft
SQL Server™ 2000 (SP2), and Microsoft Outlook®
2002
Windows XP Service Pack 1
(SP1) provides the
latest security and reliability updates to the
Windows XP family of operating systems
Download the Windows XP Screensaver
The 3D
Windows XP screensaver shows off the power of
DirectX matched with the bright colors of
Windows XP
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Office 2003
Service Pack 1
Office 2003
Service Pack 1
contains
significant
security
enhancements, in
addition to
stability and
performance
improvements.
Service Pack 1
(SP1) also
includes many
performance and
feature
enhancements to
Microsoft Office
InfoPath 2003
Pocket Contact
Synchronizer 1.2
for Outlook
2000/2002(XP)
The Microsoft
Outlook® Add-in:
Pocket Contact
Synchronizer
version 1.2
(PCS) helps you
synchronize
contacts with
devices such as
your Microsoft
Windows® CE or
Pocket PC
device. From
any contact
folder you
specify, this
add-in moves
contacts easily
to the device
you want. For
example, you can
synchronize a
public folder
that contains
team contacts.
Using the
Outlook PCS, you
can synchronize
as many contact
folders as you
want.
Outlook
2000/2002(XP)/2003
Add-in: Personal
Folders Backup
The Personal
Folders Backup
download creates
backup copies of
your .PST files
at regular
intervals, in
Outlook 2000 and
later versions,
making it easy
to keep all of
your Outlook
folders safely
backed up.
Office XP
Service Pack 3
provides
the latest
updates to
Microsoft Office
XP. SP3 contains
significant
security
enhancements, in
addition to
stability and
performance
improvements.
This service
pack applies to
any level of
Office XP. It
contains all
updates included
in Office XP
Service Pack 1
(SP1) and Office
XP Service Pack
2 (SP2), and
updates released
after SP2.
Office 2000
Service Pack 3
(SP3)
The Office 2000
Service Pack 3
(SP3) provides
the latest
product updates
to Office 2000
and offers you
the highest
levels of
performance and
security
available for
Office 2000. It
can be installed
by enterprise,
small business,
or individual
users
Outlook 2000 OST
Integrity Check
Tool
The offline
folder (.ost)
file integrity
check tool scans
the offline
folder file on
your local
computer and the
folder file on
the Exchange
server and
compares the
items in each
file. The tool
will attempt to
correct any
differences it
finds.
Office 2000
Service Release
1a (SR-1a)
Update
Office 2000
SR-1a provides
the latest
product updates
to Office 2000
in one place.
Microsoft
recommends that
all Office 2000
customers
upgrade to
Office 2000
SR-1a to receive
the latest
updates and
optimal benefits
Office 97
Service Release
2b (SR-2b)
(requires
SR-1) Office 97
SR-2b is a free
update to Office
97, consisting
of a series of
recent fixes and
designed to make
it even easier
for customers to
deploy Office
97. SR-2b
includes
currently
available
downloads such
as the Microsoft
Excel 97 for
Windows
Auto-Recalculation
Patch
Office 97
Service Release
1 (SR-1)
Office 97
Service Release
1 (SR-1) is an
update to Office
97 that makes it
easier for users
of different
versions of
Office to share
files with one
another.
Outlook 2000
Inbox Repair
Tool
Describes the
Inbox Repair
Tool, used to
recover folders
and items from a
corrupted
personal folders
file (.pst) or
offline folders
file (.ost), and
tells how to use
it with either
of the Outlook
2000 e-mail
configurations
Outlook 2002
(Office XP)
Inbox Repair
Tool
How to repair
damaged .pst and
.ost files,
which are used
to hold Outlook
data on your
computer
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