Microsoft Fixes Five 'Critical' Security Holes

Dyre Straits · Oct 16, 2003, 08:17 AM

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced five new "critical" flaws in its software and provided patches to stop hackers accessing computers through a malicious program similar to the devastating Blaster worm.

The announcement, part of an initiative to notify computer users of patches on a more regular basis, applies to a wide range of Microsoft software.

Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager, urged companies and individuals using the products to apply the patches in order to correct flaws in the software.

By Reed Stevenson

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Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,032 Rep Power: 201 System Specs	Microsoft Fixes Five 'Critical' Security Holes SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced five new "critical" flaws in its software and provided patches to stop hackers accessing computers through a malicious program similar to the devastating Blaster worm. The announcement, part of an initiative to notify computer users of patches on a more regular basis, applies to a wide range of Microsoft software. Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager, urged companies and individuals using the products to apply the patches in order to correct flaws in the software. By Reed Stevenson Article here Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters