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Cumulative non-security update protects from fraudulent certificates

Monday, September 19, 2011

Today, Microsoft re-released KB2616676 non-security update for customers using Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, which addresses an issue described in the “known issues” section of KB2616676. Customers who have enabled automatic updates are already protected and no further action is required, and others are recommended to download the cumulative version of the KB2616676 to protect themselves from the fraudulent certificates listed in Security Advisory 2607712.

Q&A from the September 2011 Security Bulletin Webcast

Friday, September 16, 2011

Hello, Today we published the September Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page. We fielded 15 questions primarily regarding the Diginotar Certificate compromise and the associated Security Advisory. There was one question that we were unable to answer during the webcast due to time constraints, and we have included all questions and answers on the Q&A page.

More on DigiNotar Certificates, and September Bulletins

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

In an effort to protect customers, last week we released Security Advisory 2607712 along with a non-security update to add fraudulent DigiNotar certificates to the Windows Untrusted Certificate Store. Today, we are releasing another update (2616676), adding six additional DigiNotar root certificates that are cross-signed by Entrust and GTE, to the Untrusted Certificate Store.

Advanced Notification for the September 2011 Bulletin Release

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Hello everyone, As we do each month, we’re providing advanced notification on the release of five Important security bulletins, addressing 15 vulnerabilities, to help protect customers using Microsoft Windows and Office. As usual, the bulletin release is scheduled for the second Tuesday of the month, September 13, at approximately 10 a.

Microsoft updates Security Advisory 2607712

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Today we’re updating Security Advisory 2607712, to announce that based on our investigation, we’ve deemed all DigiNotar certificates to be untrustworthy and have moved them to the Untrusted Certificate Store. Additionally, we have extended our support with this update so all customers using Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and all Windows supported third-party applications are protected.