Partial Microsoft security update
p2pnet.net News:- Microsoft has released a security update which should at least partially fix a security hole which could allow hackers to deliver malicious code to users’ computers.
Last week America’s Homeland Security site warned people to think twice before deciding on Windows as their OS.
"Reports indicate that Web servers running Windows 2000 Server and IIS that have not applied update 835732, which was addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011, are possibly being compromised and being used to attempt to infect users of Internet Explorer with malicious code," it said.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer quotes Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager at Microsoft, as saying the company still was working on a comprehensive patch to close vulnerabilities with Internet Explorer, "but the settings change should protect users from the immediate threat", adding:
"The updates were being made available to consumers later Friday and would be automatically installed if computers are set to receive them. Users can also visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com when the updates are released."
