One-fifth of Windows apps go unpatched
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A fifth of the applications installed on Windows PCs are missing security patches, according to Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia APS.
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If you always forget to scan for viruses, update virus protection, run Disk Defragmenter, or run any other system tool, look to the Task Scheduler for help.
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Patch management is a particularly expensive burden for Microsoft Windows-based systems. While solution providers have profited from the services associated with installing patches, many businesses are starting
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Microsoft's Web site lists about 40 software programs that may be hampered when its Service Pack 2 is installed and 50 that don't seem to be compatible at all -- these aren't obscure titles, either.-The Washington Post
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Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update.
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Windows security holes patched; tool to rid PCs of malicious software now available.
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Microsoft said some spyware could cause computers to freeze up upon installation of the SP2 update. Microsoft recommends that users clean their PCs of spyware and back up their data before
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.NET, Active Directory and Excel flaws patched up Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday update brought six patches, three of which Redmond described as critical fixes.â¦
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A Microsoft executive says that--six months after shipping Windows Vista--it has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP.
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How a simple bug betrays Microsoft's disdain for basic best practice principles
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Microsoft describes unpatched flaw that could corrupt PC memory and allow intruders.
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Windows update doesn't play well with all applications, even Redmond's. Also: CNET Reviews on security work still to be done.
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As often is the case over holiday breaks, three new vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system were discovered over the weekend.
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Cures for an update gone bad, a trashed Registry, and a shutdown failure.
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Ziff Davis - Security researchers warn of three unpatched vulnerabilities awaiting exploitation, including one for Windows XP SP2 systems.
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Blog: Researcher finds a basic cookie-handling error that could compromise Windows PCs.
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.NET patch trips up systems Early reports are suggesting problems after users apply one of the six patches issued by Microsoft on Tuesday.â¦