Microsoft Security Patches for September 2008 - SSO-AL2008-011

10 September 2008

Software and platforms affected

The following software is affected

Microsoft Windows Media Player
Microsoft Office
Developer Tools
SQL Server
Forefront Client Security

for the following operating system platforms:

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

What is the product?

Developer Tools - are products for application developers such as Visual Studio and FoxPro. Not generally applicable to home users.
SQL Server - a database server application which is used to store data in a relational format. Not generally applicable to home users.
Forefront Client Security - a security application used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software. Often used in a corporate network.

What is the problem?

There are several bugs in Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products which, if not fixed, could result in your computer being attacked by criminals.

What we recommend you do

The problem can be easily fixed by downloading and installing the software updates recommended by Microsoft.

Setting up automatic updates on your computer's operating system will save you time and reduce the risk to you and your files.

Information on how to setup Automatic Updates can be found here:

For Windows XP:

http://www.ssoalertservice.net.au/view/8d826d7e1f09438435017ec08986beec
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/xpsp2.mspx

For Windows 2000:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/2000.mspx

For Windows Vista:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/vista.mspx

Manually checking for updates can be performed by following the steps discussed in the following Microsoft article:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/mu.mspx

Unless your operating system is already set to update itself automatically, it is recommended you apply the updates as soon as possible to reduce your risk.

Where you can find more information

The following links provide more information about the bugs and the software platforms affected:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-sep.mspx

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