Comments on: Protecting yourself against Aurora http://www.askwoody.com/2010/protecting-aurora/ Woody Leonhard’s no-bull news, tips and help for Windows and Office Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:44:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: rc primak http://www.askwoody.com/2010/protecting-aurora/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 rc primak Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:47:27 +0000 http://www.askwoody.com/?p=3487#comment-1814 About Silverlight -- it allows the storage of "super cookies" like Flash Player now uses. These are not cleared out by cleaning the browser cookies or caches, and CCleaner does not say it can clean them either. Neither can Firefox Better Privacy add-on. Not the kind of thing I want on my computer. About Silverlight — it allows the storage of “super cookies” like Flash Player now uses. These are not cleared out by cleaning the browser cookies or caches, and CCleaner does not say it can clean them either. Neither can Firefox Better Privacy add-on. Not the kind of thing I want on my computer.

]]> By: woody http://www.askwoody.com/2010/protecting-aurora/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 woody Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:23:16 +0000 http://www.askwoody.com/?p=3487#comment-1804 Bob - It's MS10-002, KB 978207. The Silverlight patch is inconsequential. Don't install any of them yet. Bob -

It’s MS10-002, KB 978207. The Silverlight patch is inconsequential. Don’t install any of them yet.

]]> By: Bob http://www.askwoody.com/2010/protecting-aurora/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Bob Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:47:08 +0000 http://www.askwoody.com/?p=3487#comment-1801 MS10-012 is the number from Microsoft but what is the equivalent KB number for Windows Update. I have received two Important patches 1- Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB979202) don't think it is one - issued 19/01/2010 2- Security Update for Windows7 (KB972270) issued 12/01/2010 I use Win7 Thanks Bob MS10-012 is the number from Microsoft but what is the equivalent KB number for Windows Update.

I have received two Important patches
1- Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB979202) don’t think it is one – issued 19/01/2010

2- Security Update for Windows7 (KB972270) issued 12/01/2010

I use Win7

Thanks
Bob

]]> By: EP http://www.askwoody.com/2010/protecting-aurora/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 EP Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:45:06 +0000 http://www.askwoody.com/?p=3487#comment-1796 The IE security patches from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-002.mspx" rel="nofollow">MS Security Bulletin MS10-012</a> are out now. IE 5.01 SP4 for Win2000 SP4 IS also affected and there's a patch for that one too. The IE security patches from MS Security Bulletin MS10-012 are out now. IE 5.01 SP4 for Win2000 SP4 IS also affected and there’s a patch for that one too.

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