• MS-DEFCON 2: Patching conflicts with Sophos and Avast are getting better, but Avira’s a no-show. Don’t patch.

    It’s still much too early to install the April patches.

    Details in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

    I’m moving us down to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.