October Microsoft update advance notice….

11 patches will be released by Microsoft on the 10th of October. Bulletin is here, 6 for windows, 4 for Office (at least one in each of those two batches is critical) and 1 .NET (moderate) – yes the Windows updates will likely require a restart. Betanews has a bit more coverage hoping the WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control vulnerability will get fixed in this batch.

The Security Fix also has coverage on the advance notice. Here’s hoping that the three vulnerabilities Brian mentions are among those fixed.

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