{"id":83,"date":"2007-04-04T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2007-04-04T14:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.utc.edu\/alerts\/2007\/04\/04\/important-microsoft-update\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T15:26:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T19:26:54","slug":"important-microsoft-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library-alerts\/2007\/04\/04\/important-microsoft-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Microsoft Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please look for the gold shield with the exclamation mark on it in the bottom right corner of your desktop.  Click on it and then click on &#8220;Install&#8221;. When the update is complete, you will need to restart your workstation.  If you don&#8217;t see the shield, please go to the update link below.  If you have any questions, please contact <a title=\"Email Stephen\" href=\"mailto:stephen-leather@utc.edu\">Stephen<\/a> (5521).<\/p>\n<p>From Mike Ward:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A flaw within Microsoft Windows (NT, 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista) is being actively exploited in both SPAM and on certain websites to infect PCs.  Infection can occur by viewing a malicious web site or viewing an specially crafted HTML-email and using Firefox does not provide any implicit protection.<\/strong>  Microsoft has released an &#8220;out of cycle&#8221; patch to fix this problem, and all Windows users are strongly encouraged to visit:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/update.microsoft.com\/microsoftupdate<\/p>\n<p>using Internet Explorer to make sure their PCs are patched.  Users should also make sure their anti-virus is up to date.  For UTC faculty and staff PCs, double clicking on the &#8220;little gold shield&#8221;<br \/>\nwithin the system tray should bring up a window that contains the date of the virus signatures installed on that PC.  If this date is more than a week old, please call the HelpDesk at 4000.  Please make sure your home PCs are fully patched and protected by an updated anti- virus program.  Details about the animated cursor vulnerability can be found at:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/technet\/security\/Bulletin\/MS07-017.mspx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please look for the gold shield with the exclamation mark on it in the bottom right corner of your desktop. Click on it and then click on &#8220;Install&#8221;. When the update is complete, you will need to restart your workstation. If you don&#8217;t see the shield, please go to the update link below. 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