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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2008

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: December 16, 2008
Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: December 17, 2008
This is an advance notification of an out-of-band security bulletin that Microsoft is intending to release on December 17, 2008.

Microsoft Security Advisory 961051: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution

“Based on our investigation, setting the Internet zone security setting to High will protect users from known attacks. However, for the most effective protection, customers should evaluate a combination of using the High security setting in conjunction with one of the following workarounds.
•Disable XML Island functionality
•Restrict Internet Explorer from using OLEDB32.dll with an Integrity Level ACL
•Disable Row Position functionality of OLEDB32.dll
•Unregister OLEDB32.dll
•Use ACL to disable OLEDB32.dll”

Microsoft Joins Free Security Software Push – BusinessWeek

…next year, the software giant plans to stop selling its OneCare security program, a $50-per-year virus-cleaning service that failed to generate much consumer interest. In its place, Microsoft plans to release a free antivirus program code-named Morro, aimed at squelching more of the malicious software that infects Windows PCs and tarnishes Microsoft’s brand. “We’re trying to get [protection to] the 60-odd percent of the people who don’t have anti-malware”…