Most Windows users are familiar with “Patch Tuesday”, the Microsoft monthly release of security updates for Windows and other Microsoft products. In a rare move, Microsoft has released an emergency security patch outside its normal Patch Tuesday cycle.
Security bulletin MS08-067 (patch 958644) addresses a new threat that is obviously pretty severe for Microsoft to release a patch deemed an “emergency” fix. When your Windows machine prompts you to update, assuming you’re like me and don’t let it do them automagically, the recommendation is to apply this patch immediately. This patch affects all versions of Windows.
I’m normally not in any rush to apply security patches as there have been enough cases of them causing more problems than they solve when first released. I usually wait a while until my newletter and industry sources indicate they’re safe. In this case, the word is to apply this patch now, so I made sure all my machines are patched.
John The Geek
