MS10-030 problems for those who hacked Windows Mail

Thanks to SB for pointing me to this article in UK’s PC Review Forum:

Recently a patch (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978542) was released that addressed a security issue in Windows Mail. Those using Windows Mail in Windows 7 found that Windows Mail no longer functioned properly, as they had hacked the program by replacing the msoe.dll file with one from Vista, thereby de-crippling Windows Mail so it would then function as client application. When the update was applied, the hacked msoe.dll was replaced by a new Windows 7 version of the dll, which again crippled Windows Mail.

Details at the source. Bottom line: if you hacked Windows Mail, the MS10-030 patch breaks Mail, and you have to re-hack Windows Mail.

This month’s patches a real yawner

They’re out. As expected, Microsoft released two Security Bulletins, and they’re both a bit less than compelling.

MS10-030 applies to Outlook Express (XP and earlier) and Windows Mail (Vista). If you’ve already upgraded to Windows Live Mail – and you should, you know – there’s a very tiny exposure, but nothing worth sweating about.

MS10-031 only applies to people running applications made with Visual Basic for Applications. Even if you have VBA going on your PC, there aren’t any known exploits.

You’ll want to patch some day, but for now, let the other folks get the arrows in their backs.