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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Kills Its Vulnerable Software Rather Than Fix It

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Kills Its Vulnerable Software Rather Than Fix It
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:42:47 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Microsoft axes Indeo

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| Microsoft has decided that it is better to 
| disable a 17-year-old video codec in older 
| versions of Windows rather than patch the thing.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/45049-microsoft-axes-indeo

Webroot reports zero-day malware generating forged Microsoft security certificates

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| According to Andrew Brandt, a security 
| researcher with the IT security vendor, the fake 
| Microsoft security certificates appear in the 
| properties sheets of both the installer and two 
| of the three executable payloads dropped by the 
| installer.
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http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/6002/webroot-reports-zeroday-malware-generating-forged-microsoft-security-certificates/


Recent:

Microsoft patches 23 vulnerabilities

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/778/1051778/microsoft-patches-23-vulnerabilities
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