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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Advanced Notification
Issued: December 07, 2006
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Summary
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On 12 December 2006 Microsoft is planning to release:
Security Updates
. Five Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft
Windows.
The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical.
These
updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline
Security
Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. Some of these updates
will
require a restart.
. One Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft
Visual
Studio. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is
Critical.
These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft
Baseline
Security Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. These
updates may
require a restart.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
. Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update,
Microsoft
Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download
Center.
Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software
Update
Services (SUS).
Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU, WSUS and SUS
. Microsoft will release 4 NON-SECURITY High-Priority
Updates
for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update
Services
(SUS).
. Microsoft will release 10 NON-SECURITY High-Priority
Updates
on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services
(WSUS).
Although we do not anticipate any changes, the number of
bulletins,
products affected, restart information and severities are
subject to
change until released.
Microsoft will host a webcast next week to address customer
questions on these bulletins. For more information on this
webcast
please see below:
. TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft's Security
Bulletins
. Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US
&
Canada)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEve
ntDetails.aspx?EventID=1
032317233&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryC
ode=US
At this time no additional information on these bulletins
such as
details regarding severity or details regarding the
vulnerability
will be made available until 12 December 2006.
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Support:
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Support
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charge for support calls associated with security updates.
International customers can get support from their local
Microsoft
subsidiaries. Phone numbers for international support can be
found
at: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx
Additional Resources:
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