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Hello:
I ran the online spyware and security check at Trend Micro Housecall:
The following two critical security exploits were noted:
MS 02-065
MS 03-023
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-065.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-023.mspx
I regularly install ALL critical updates for Windows ME and IE 6.0 at
Windows Update, so I had assumed that I have all critical security patches
installed.
I am a bit perplexed as these patches go back to 2002-3.
Other online security checks I have run show that all my ports are
stealthed...But I guess this might be a different issue...
My questions now are:
1) Could it be that I'm already protected against these exploits? Could that
online reading be erroneous?
2) Are there any risks to my system by installing patches such as these?
Can they be uninstalled if they create problems?
Thanks in advance:
-Ira
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Windows ME with all critical updates
IE 6.0 SP1 with all critical updates
Hello:
I ran the online spyware and security check at Trend Micro Housecall:
The following two critical security exploits were noted:
MS 02-065
MS 03-023
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-065.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-023.mspx
I regularly install ALL critical updates for Windows ME and IE 6.0 at
Windows Update, so I had assumed that I have all critical security patches
installed.
I am a bit perplexed as these patches go back to 2002-3.
Other online security checks I have run show that all my ports are
stealthed...But I guess this might be a different issue...
My questions now are:
1) Could it be that I'm already protected against these exploits? Could that
online reading be erroneous?
2) Are there any risks to my system by installing patches such as these?
Can they be uninstalled if they create problems?
Thanks in advance:
-Ira
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Windows ME with all critical updates
IE 6.0 SP1 with all critical updates