Microsoft Security Advisory (954960): Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Blocked from Deploying Security Updates - 8/12/2008
Revision Note: August 12, 2008: Added entry to the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update to communicate that the re-release of the update to fix a known installation issue with Windows Server 2008 systems is now available via Microsoft Update. Advisory Summary:Microsoft has completed the investigation into public reports of a non-security issue that prevents the distribution of any updates deployed through Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 or Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 to client systems that have Microsoft Office 2003 installed in their environment. Microsoft confirmed those reports and has released an update to correct this issue under Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 954960. Microsoft encourages customers affected by this issue to review and install this update.
Beijing’s Olympic Games Malware
It’s pretty clear that Beijing’s Olympic Games are a good chance for cybercrooks to infect users using the Games as a social engineering tool. The Games have started today, and we have just seen a new malware, Bck/PcClient.HV, that seems to be a PowerPoint about the Games, but it installs in the infected computers the files PcCortr.dll and 81.dll, that lower the system security level, enabling the file wuauct.exe copied by the malware in the system folder to remotely connect to a Chinese IP to send information about the infected computer. To avoid any suspect, it shows 12 slides about the real Beijing Olympic Stadium:
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Microsoft Security Advisory (954960): Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Blocked from Deploying Security Updates - 8/1/2008
Revision Note: August 1, 2008: Added Frequently Asked Questions entry to communicate re-release of the update to fix known installation issue with Windows Server 2008 systems. Advisory Summary:Microsoft has completed the investigation into public reports of a non-security issue that prevents the distribution of any updates deployed through Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 or Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 to client systems that have Microsoft Office 2003 installed in their environment. Microsoft confirmed those reports and has released an update to correct this issue under Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 954960. Microsoft encourages customers affected by this issue to review and install this update.